A combination of statistical methods for the analysis of the relative validation data of the quantitative food frequency questionnaire used in the THUSA study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-51

  MacIntyre, U E ^a   Venter, C S ^b   Vorster, H H ^b   Steyn, H S ^b  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dietary surveys; Relative validity; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; FAT; IRON; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; RETINOL;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0035126152     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/phn200039     Document Type: Article

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