Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for dietary assessment in Malay adolescents in Malaysia

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-103

  Nurul Fadhilah, Abdullah ^a   Teo, Pey Sze ^a   Foo, Leng Huat ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

24 hours dietary recall; Adolescents; Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ); Reproducibility; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84860322783     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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