A review of food frequency questionnaires developed and validated in Japan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Wakai, Kenji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Food frequency questionnaire; Food group; Nutrient; Reproducibility; Validity

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIET; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; VEGETABLE;

DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; JAPAN; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 60549104199     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20081007     Document Type: Article

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