Development and validation of an iodine-specific FFQ to estimate iodine intake in Australian pregnant women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 944-952

  Condo, Dominique ^a,b   Makrides, Maria ^a,b,c   Skeaff, Sheila ^d   Zhou, Shao J ^a,b,e  

^a CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; FFQ; Iodine; Pregnancy; Validation

Indexed keywords

IODINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; THYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MINERAL INTAKE; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING; THYROID FUNCTION; URINARY EXCRETION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOD ANALYSIS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINE; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IODINE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; THYROID HORMONES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927085137     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515000197     Document Type: Article

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