Development and testing of a computerised 24-h recall questionnaire measuring fruit and snack consumption among 9-11 year olds

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 809-816

  Moore, L ^a   Tapper, K ^a   Dennehy, A ^b   Cooper, A ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Diet; Food habits; Fruit; Health behaviour; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CANDY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 22644432591     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602146     Document Type: Article

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