Two new meal- and web-based interactive food frequency questionnaires: Validation of energy and macronutrient intake

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Christensen, Sara E ^a   Möller, Elisabeth ^a   Bonn, Stephanie E ^a   Ploner, Alexander ^a   Wright, Antony ^b   Sjölander, Arvid ^a   Bälter, Olle ^c   Lissner, Lauren ^d   Bälter, Katarina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Doubly labeled water; Food frequency questionnaire; Internet; Reproducibility; Validity; Weighed food record

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; DOUBLY LABELED WATER; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDITY; WEIGHED FOOD RECORD;

ADULT; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DOUBLY LABELED WATER; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; INTERNET; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDITY; WEIGHED FOOD RECORD;

EID: 84881052262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2458     Document Type: Article

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