Validation of a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire to assess energy and macronutrient intakes of Cuban Americans

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 309-314

  Nath, Subrata D ^a   Huffman, Fatma G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuban American; Dietary assessment; Food frequency questionnaire; Validation of instruments

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CATOPTROPHORUS SEMIPALMATUS;

EID: 27744471437     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480500284993     Document Type: Article

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