Validation of a food frequency questionnaire for use in Italian adults living in Sicily

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 426-438

  Buscemi, Silvio ^a   Rosafio, Giuseppe ^a   Vasto, Sonya ^a   Massenti, Fatima Maria ^a   Grosso, Giuseppe ^b   Galvano, Fabio ^b   Rini, Nadia ^a   Barile, Anna Maria ^a   Maniaci, Vincenza ^a   Cosentino, Loretta ^a   Verga, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dietary record; Energy intake; Food frequency questionnaire; Food intake

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICILY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICILY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84933051543     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2015.1025718     Document Type: Article

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