Validation of self-reported folic acid use in a multiethnic population: Results of the Amsterdam born children and their development study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2022-2028

  Sikkens, Jonne J ^a   Van Eijsden, Manon ^b,c   Bonsel, Gouke J ^d   Cornel, Martina C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ABCD study; Ethnicity; Folic acid dietary supplement; Folic acid blood; Over reporting

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURINAME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SURINAME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857091758     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011000012     Document Type: Article

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