The National Cancer Institute Diet History Questionnaire: Validation of pyramid food servings

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-288

  Millen, Amy E ^a   Midthune, Douglas ^b   Thompson, Frances E ^b   Kipnis, Victor ^b   Subar, Amy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection; Food; Nutrition assessment; Nutrition surveys; Questionnaires; Validation studies publication type

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DIET; HISTORICAL RECORD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CANCER CENTER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES; DIET SURVEYS; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344450995     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj031     Document Type: Article

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