Validity and reproducibility of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for a cohort study in Japan

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-44

  Shimizu, Hiroyuki ^a   Ohwaki, Atsuko ^b   Kurisu, Yoko ^a   Takatsuka, Naoyoshi ^a   Ido, Masayo ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^a   Nagata, Chisato ^a   Inaba, Shizuyo ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nagoya Seirei Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diet records; Japan; Nutrition; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032603606     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/29.1.38     Document Type: Article

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