Validation of a novel method for retrospectively estimating nutrient intake during pregnancy using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1468-1483

  Mejía Rodríguez, Fabiola ^a   Orjuela, Manuela A ^b   García Guerra, Armando ^a   Quezada Sanchez, Amado David ^a   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Micronutrients; Pregnancy; Semi quantitative food frequency questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871681030     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0912-8     Document Type: Article

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