A food frequency questionnaire for use in the chinese population in hong kong: Description and examination of validity

Nutrition Research

Volumn 17, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1633-1641

  Woo, J ^a   Leung, S S F ^a   Ho, S C ^a   Lam, T H ^a   Janus, E D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dietary assessment; Energy; Food frequency; Lipids; Potassium; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030728093     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(97)00170-X     Document Type: Article

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