Validation of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for Inuit population in Nunavut, Canada

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 67-74

  Pakseresht, M ^a   Sharma, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Inuit; Quantitative food frequency questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EATING; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NUNAVUT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956483564     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01104.x     Document Type: Article

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