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Notas e Informações • Rev. Saúde Pública 34 (2) • Apr 2000 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102000000200016   copy

The influence of selection and measurement bias on secular trend in height estimates from Brazilian Navy data

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Data of bias occurrence of secular height trend estimates based on Brazilian Navy data are presented. Three data sets were analyzed; one for the 1940-65 period and two for the 70s.

Body height; Military personnel; Anthropometry; Bias (epidemiology); Brazil

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