Validation of a simplified food frequency questionnaire as used in the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) for the elderly

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 134-140

  Huang, Yi Chen ^a   Lee, Meei Shyuan ^b,c   Pan, Wen Harn ^a,d   Wahlqvist, Mark L ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

24 hour dietary recall; Biomarker; Food group; NAHSIT elderly; Simple food frequency questionnaire

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; FRUIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY; VEGETABLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FOOD; FRUIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; VEGETABLES;

EID: 79955662801     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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