Estimating dietary costs of low-income women in California: A comparison of 2 approaches

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 835-841

  Aaron, Grant J ^a   Keim, Nancy L ^a,b   Drewnowski, Adam ^c   Townsend, Marilyn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

24 HOUR RECALL METHOD; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COST OF LIVING; DAILY DIETARY COST; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MENTAL RECALL; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875858570     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.044453     Document Type: Article

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