Measurement characteristics of the Women's Health Initiative food frequency questionnaire

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 178-187

  Patterson, Ruth E ^a   Kristal, Alan R ^a   Tinker, Lesley Fels ^a   Carter, Rachel A ^a   Bolton, Mary Pat ^b   Agurs Collins, Tanya ^c  

^a USA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Epidemiologic Methods; Nutrition Assessment; Questionnaires; Women's Health

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; RETINOL; SELENIUM; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

AGED; EATING; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0033066903     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(98)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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