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Research Article

Validation and application of a novel method of measuring non-response bias in school-based surveys of paediatric overweight and obesity

Michael L. BoothSchool of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Woollahra, NSW, Australia
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Anthony D. OkelyFaculty of Education and Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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lizabeth Denney-WilsonNSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; *UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
Pages e87-93 | Received 22 May 2009, Published online: 01 Oct 2010

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