Sensitivity and specificity of self-reported use of dietary supplements

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1669-1671

  Messerer, Maria ^a   Wolk, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Epidemiologic methods; Nutrition assessment; Questionnaire; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FISH OIL; MULTIVITAMIN; SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAMINS;

EID: 11144297112     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602021     Document Type: Article

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