Assessment of dietary intake in rural communities in Africa: Experiences in Kenya

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Kigutha, Hilda N ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

24 h recall; Africa; Dietary assessment; elderly people; food composition tables; Kenya; nutrient intake; preschool children; rural communities; weighed food record

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FOOD COMPOSITION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0030945012     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.4.1168S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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