Validity and reproducibility of a computerised tool for assessing the iron, calcium and vitamin C intake of Belgian women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1297-1305

  Matthys, Christophe ^a   Pynaert, I ^a   Roe, M ^b   Fairweather Tait, S J ^b   Heath, A L M ^c   De Henauw, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dietary assessment method; Dietary record; Iron

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; IRON;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CALCIUM INTAKE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIETARY INTAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRON INTAKE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAMIN INTAKE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; BELGIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; COMPUTERS; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4644324646     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601965     Document Type: Article

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