Reproducibility of food and nutrient intake estimates using a semi-quantitative FFQ in Australian adults

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2359-2365

  Ibiebele, Torukiri I ^a   Parekh, Sanjoti ^b   Mallitt, Kylie Ann ^a   Hughes, Maria Celia ^a   Orourke, Peter K ^a   Webb, Penelope M ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Food frequency questionnaire; Reproducibility; Short summary questions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949136570     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009005023     Document Type: Article

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