Reproducibility and comparative validity of a food frequency questionnaire for Australian children and adolescents

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 62-

  Watson, Jane F ^a   Collins, Clare E ^a   Sibbritt, David W ^b   Dibley, Michael J ^c   Garg, Manohar L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDITY;

EID: 70449412931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-6-62     Document Type: Article

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