Epidemiological assessment of diet: A comparison of a 7-day diary with a food frequency questionnaire using urinary markers of nitrogen, potassium and sodium

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 309-317

  Day, N E ^a   McKeown, N ^b   Wong, M Y ^c   Welch, A ^a   Bingham, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biological markers; EPIC Norfolk; Food diaries; Nutrition assessment; Questionnaires; Validity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DILUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERROR; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TIME; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035009902     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.2.309     Document Type: Article

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