A data-based approach for designing a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire for a population-based prospective study in Japan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-53

  Tsubono, Yoshitaka ^a,d   Takamori, Satoko ^a   Kobayashi, Minatsu ^a   Takahashi, Tosei ^b   Iwase, Yasuhiko ^b   Iitoi, Youji ^b   Akabane, Masayuki ^b   Yamaguchi, Momoko ^c   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diet; Epidemiologic method; Food; Food frequency questionnaire; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0002562062     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.6.45     Document Type: Article

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