Rationale and methods of the EFCOSUM project

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue , 2002, Pages S4-S7

  Kearney, J ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b National Council on Nutrition and Physical Activity   (Norway)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Comparability; Dietary indicators; Efcosum; Europe; Food consumption; Monitoring; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; EUROPEAN UNION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOD ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET SURVEYS; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 10244230770     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601422     Document Type: Article

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