Validation of a questionnaire assessing food frequency and nutritional intake in Greek adolescents

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-154

  Papadopoulou, Sousana K ^a,b   Barboukis, Vassilis ^a   Dalkiranis, Anastasios ^a   Hassapidou, Maria ^b   Petridou, Anatoli ^a   Mougios, Vassilis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Food frequency; Nutritional intake

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; DIET; DIET RECORDS; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40349098783     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480701530004     Document Type: Article

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