Validity and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire as a Measure of Recent Dietary Intake in Young Adults

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Hebden, Lana ^a   Kostan, Engracia ^a   O'Leary, Fiona ^a   Hodge, Allison ^b   Allman Farinelli, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN INTAKE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUGAR INTAKE; VALIDITY; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884234470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075156     Document Type: Article

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