Validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess food group intake by pregnant women

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 28, Issue s1, 2015, Pages 38-44

  Barbieri, P ^a   Crivellenti, L C ^a   Nishimura, R Y ^a   Sartorelli, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dietary assessment; Food consumption; Food frequency questionnaire; Food group; Nutritional epidemiology; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

VIGNA MUNGO; VIGNA UMBELLATA;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAZIL; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84917733566     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12224     Document Type: Article

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