Validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess the consumption of carotenoids, fruits and vegetables among adolescents: The method of triads;Validação de um questionário de frequência alimentar para avaliar o consumo de carotenóides, frutas e hortaliças: O método das tríades

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2090-2100

  Slater, Betzabeth ^a   Enes, Carla Cristina ^a   López, Rossana Verónica Mendoza ^a   Damasceno, Nágila Raquel Teixeira ^a   Voci, Silvia Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Food consumption; Questionnaire; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650942451     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2010001100010     Document Type: Article

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