Validity of photographs for food portion estimation in a rural West African setting

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 581-587

  Huybregts, L ^a   Roberfroid, D ^b   Lachat, C ^a,b   Van Camp, J ^a   Kolsteren, P ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Food photographs; Portion size; Rural; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PORTION SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURKINA FASO; DIET SURVEYS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 43749109813     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007000870     Document Type: Article

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