Validation of food variety as an indicator of diet quality assessed with a food frequency questionnaire for Western Mali

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1283-1291

  Torheim, Livelin E ^a   Barikmo, I ^a   Parr, C L ^a   Hatloy A ^b   Ouattara, F ^c   Oshaug, A ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b Institute for Applied Social Science   (Norway)

^c Inst Nat de Rech Sante Publique   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MALI; MEDICAL RECORD; MONITORING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0141925604     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601686     Document Type: Article

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