Is the MEDFICTS Rapid Dietary Fat Screener Valid for Premenopausal African-American Women?

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 773-781

  Teal, Cayla R ^a   Baham, Danielle L ^a   Gor, Beverly J ^a   Jones, Lovell A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247397858     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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