Structure of dietary measurement error: Results of the OPEN biomarker study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-21

  Kipnis, Victor ^a   Subar, Amy F ^a   Midthune, Douglas ^a   Freedman, Laurence S ^b,c   Ballard Barbash, Rachel ^a   Troiano, Richard P ^a   Bingham, Sheila ^d   Schoeller, Dale A ^e   Schatzkin, Arthur ^a   Carroll, Raymond J ^f  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Biological markers; Diet; Energy intake; Epidemiologic methods; Nutrition assessment; Questionnaires; Reference values

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOMARKER; DIET; NUTRITION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UREA;

EID: 0003305127     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg091     Document Type: Article

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