Development and evaluation of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use in Urban and rural India

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 355-360

  Bowen, Liza ^a   Bharathi, Ankalmadagu Venkatsubbareddy ^b   Kinra, Sanjay ^a   Destavola, Bianca ^a   Ness, Andy ^c   Ebrahim, Shah ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary assessment; Dietary intake; Food frequency questionnaire; India; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865576830     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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