Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire designed for residents in north China;Chinese Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 629-634

  Wang, Xiaoqin ^a,b   Sa, Rina ^a   Yan, Hong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

24 hour recalls; Dietary assessment; Food frequency questionnaire; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 63849202960     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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