An effective dietary survey framework for the assessment of total dietary arsenic intake in Bangladesh: Part-A - FFQ design

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 207-220

  Khan, Nasreen Islam ^a,b   Owens, Gary ^a   Bruce, David ^a   Naidu, Ravi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Dietary intake; Dietary pattern; Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; ASSESSMENT METHOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; POLLUTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; CHILD; DIET SURVEYS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 64749115633     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9234-1     Document Type: Article

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