The relative validity of vitamin intakes derived from a food frequency questionnaire compared to 24-hour recalls and biological measurements: Results from the EPIC pilot study in Germany

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Boeing, Heiner ^a   Bohlscheid Thomas, Stefanie ^b   Voss, Susanne ^a   Schneeweiss, Sebastian ^c   Wahrendorf, Jürgen ^b  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diet recalls; EPIC; Food frequency questionnaire; Relative validity; Vitamin intakes

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; RETINOL; TOCOPHEROL; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 0030965436     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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