Using different approaches to assess the reproducibility of a culturally sensitive quantified food frequency questionnaire

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Wentzel Viljoen, E ^a   Laubscher, R ^b   Kruger, A ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Quantified food frequency questionnaire; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80054911171     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2011.11734366     Document Type: Article

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