The Dutch EPIC Food Frequency Questionnaire. II. Relative validity and reproducibility for nutrients

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Ocké, Marga C ^a   Bueno De Mesquita, H Bas ^a   Pols, Margreet A ^b   Smit, Henriette A ^a   Van Staveren, Wija A ^c   Kromhout, Daan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; EPIC; Food frequency questionnaire; Nutrients; Relative validity; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; NITROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; BASAL METABOLISM; BETA CAROTENE; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0030965598     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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