Relative and biomarker-based validity of a food frequency questionnaire that measures the intakes of vitamin B 12, folate, iron, and zinc in young women

Nutrition Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-20

  Fayet, Flavia ^a   Flood, Victoria ^a   Petocz, Peter ^b   Samman, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarker; FFQ; Folate; Iron; Validation; Vitamin B 12; Women; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOLIC ACID; IRON; METHYLMALONIC ACID; THIAMINE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON INTAKE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; VALIDATION STUDY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 79551635698     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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