Estimation of portion size in children’s dietary assessment: Lessons learnt

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue , 2009, Pages S45-S49

  Foster, E ^a   Adamson, A J ^a   Anderson, A S ^b   Barton, K L ^b   Wrieden, W L ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Dietary assessment; Food photographs; Portion size

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 59849119159     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2008.64     Document Type: Article

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