Validity of methods used to assess vitamin and mineral supplement use

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 643-649

  Patterson, Ruth E ^a,b   Kristal, Alan R ^a,b   Levy, Lisa ^a   McLerran, Dale ^a   White, Emily ^a,b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Nutrition assessment; Questionnaires; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; IRON; ONE A DAY; PROTEGRA; SELENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0032191861     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/148.7.643     Document Type: Article

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