Adaptation and evaluation of the National Cancer Institute's Diet History Questionnaire and nutrient database for Canadian populations

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-96

  Csizmadi, Ilona ^a   Kahle, Lisa ^b   Ullman, Ruth ^a   Dawe, Ursula ^a   Zimmerman, Thea Palmer ^c   Friedenreich, Christine M ^a   Bryant, Heather ^a   Subar, Amy F ^d  

^a Division of Population Health and Information   (Canada)

^b INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary Reference Intake; Food frequency questionnaire; Fortification; Misclassification; Nutrient database

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN D; ZINC; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS;

EID: 33847790701     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007184287     Document Type: Article

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