The validity of household budget survey (HBS) data: Estimation of individual food availability in an epidemiological context

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-62

  Zintzaras, E ^b   Kanellou, A ^b   Trichopoulou, A ^b   Nelson, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Household budget survey; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAD; BUDGET; BUTTER; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FRUIT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MILK;

EID: 0030773144     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.1997.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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