Relative validity of a food frequency questionnaire among tin miners in China: 1992/93 and 1995/96 diet validation studies

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-315

  Forman, M R ^a   Zhang, J ^b   Nebeling, L ^a   Yao, S X ^b   Slesinski, M J ^c   Qiao, Y L ^d   Ross, S ^a,e   Keith, S ^f   Maher, M ^a   Giffin, C ^f   Barrett, M ^f   Taylor, P R ^a   Graubard, B I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Yunnan Tin Mine Corporation   (China)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^e CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^f INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Diet validation; Food frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHINA; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032829019     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000403     Document Type: Article

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