The influence of survey duration on estimates of food intakes and its relevance for public health nutrition and food safety issues

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-173

  Lambe, J ^a   Kearney, J ^a   Leclercq, C ^b   Zunft, H F J ^c   De Henauw, S ^d   Lamberg Allardt, C J E ^e   Dunne, A ^f   Gibney, M J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITION; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034116084     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600915     Document Type: Article

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