Comparison of a short food-frequency questionnaire and derived indices with a seven-day diet record in Belgian and Italian children

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 297-305

  Vereecken, Carine Anna ^a   Rossi, Stefania ^b   Giacchi, Mariano V ^b   Maes, Lea ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Dietary index; Food frequency questionnaire; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149159099     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-7101-6     Document Type: Article

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