Assessing the validity and reliability of a questionnaire on dietary fibre-related knowledge in a Turkish student population

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 497-503

  Deniz, Melike S ^a   Alsaffar, Ayten A ^b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Questionnaire; Reliability; Turkey; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891814305     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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