An evaluation of the validity and reliability of a food behavior checklist modified for children

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-352

  Branscum, Paul ^a   Sharma, Manoj ^a   Kaye, Gail ^b   Succop, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Dietary assessment; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; OHIO; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77956417033     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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