Reliability and comparability of three dietary assessment methods for estimating fruit and vegetable intakes

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-201

  Smith Warmer, Stephanie A ^a   Elmer, Patricia J ^a   Fosdick, Lisa ^a   Tharp, Theresa M ^a   Randall, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

diet records; epidemiologic methods; frequency questionnaires; fruit; nutrition assessment; reproducibility of results; validation study; vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0031043918     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199703000-00013     Document Type: Article

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