Feasibility of community food item collection for the National Children's Study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 307-313

  Jordan, Kristine C ^a   Knuth, Marilyn L ^b   Moyer Mileur, Laurie J ^b   Larson, Rodney R ^b   Sherwood, Barbara E ^c   McNutt, Suzanne ^d   Quackenboss, James J ^e   Viet, Susan M ^d   Melnyk, Lisa J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Promise Hospital of Salt Lake   (United States)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Community; Diet and nutrition; National Children's Study; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT MEASURES; CHILDREN; COMMUNITY; CONTAMINANT EXPOSURE; DIET AND NUTRITION; DIETARY EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD SAMPLES; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; LARGE POPULATION; NATIONAL CHILDREN'S STUDY; NATIONAL FOODS; PESTICIDE EXPOSURE; PREGNANT WOMAN; SALT LAKE CITY; SOLID FOOD; SPECIFIC AREAS; SURVEY DATA; YOUNG CHILDREN;

HEALTH; NUTRITION; PESTICIDES; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SURVEYS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

CHILD HEALTH; DATABASE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; INGESTION RATE; NUTRITION; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; UTAH; YOUNG ADULT;

SALT LAKE CITY; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 78649755190     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.10.018     Document Type: Article

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