The reliability of dietary and lifestyle information obtained from spouses in an elderly Chinese population

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-93

  Liang, Wenbin ^a   Binns, Colin ^a   Lee, Andy H ^a   Huang, Rongsheng ^b   Hu, Delong ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SHUNDE HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agreement; Diet; Elderly population; Reliability; Southern China

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPLE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ELDERLY CARE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORK; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RICE; SMOKING; SPOUSE; TEA; TOMATO;

EID: 41149163170     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539507311183     Document Type: Article

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