Validity and Calibration of Food Frequency Questionnaires Used with African-American Adults in the Jackson Heart Study

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Carithers, Teresa C ^a   Talegawkar, Sameera A ^a   Rowser, Marjuyua L ^a   Henry, Olivia R ^a   Dubbert, Patricia M ^a   Bogle, Margaret L ^a   Taylor Jr , Herman A ^a   Tucker, Katherine L ^a  

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EID: 67449123085     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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