The standardized computerized 24-h dietary recall method EPIC-Soft adapted for pan-European dietary monitoring

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue , 2011, Pages S5-S15

  Slimani, N ^a   Casagrande, C ^a   Nicolas, G ^a   Freisling, H ^a   Huybrechts, I ^a,c   Ocke M C ^b   Niekerk, E M ^b   van Rossum, C ^b   Bellemans, M ^c   De Maeyer, M ^c   Lafay, L ^d   Krems, C ^e   Amiano, P ^f   Trolle, E ^g   Geelen, A ^g   de Vries, J H ^g   de Boer, E J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^e FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^f CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^g WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

24 h dietary recall; Efcoval; EPIC Soft; Europe; Software; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL RECALL; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79960166150     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.83     Document Type: Article

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