The Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I): Is it a useful tool to evaluate the quality of the Mediterranean diet?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-376

  Tur, Josep A ^a   Romaguera, Dora ^a   Pons, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Diet quality; Diet Quality Index International (DQI I); Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET QUALITY INDEX INTERNATIONAL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; SPAIN; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIET; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SPAIN;

EID: 22144450713     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041363     Document Type: Article

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