How reliable is internet-based self-reported identity, socio-demographic and obesity measures in European adults?

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Celis Morales, Carlos ^a   Livingstone, Katherine M ^a   Woolhead, Clara ^b   Forster, Hannah ^b   O’Donovan, Clare B ^b   Macready, Anna L ^c   Fallaize, Rosalind ^c   Marsaux, Cyril F M ^d   Tsirigoti, Lydia ^e   Efstathopoulou, Eirini ^e   Moschonis, George ^e   Navas Carretero, Santiago ^f,g   San Cristobal, Rodrigo ^f   Kolossa, Silvia ^h   Klein, Ulla L ^h   Hallmann, Jacqueline ^h   Godlewska, Magdalena ⁱ   Surwiłło, Agnieszka ⁱ   Drevon, Christian A ^j   Bouwman, Jildau ^k   Grimaldi, Keith ^l   Parnell, Laurence D ^m   Manios, Yannis ^e   Traczyk, Iwona ⁱ   Gibney, Eileen R ^b   Brennan, Lorraine ^b   Walsh, Marianne C ^b   Lovegrove, Julie A ^c   Martinez, J Alfredo ^f,g   Daniel, Hannelore ^h   Saris, Wim H M ^d   Gibney, Mike ^b   Mathers, John C ^a   more..

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^h TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

ⁱ NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^k TNO   (Netherlands)

^l EUROGENETICA LTD   (United Kingdom)

^m TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Identity; Internet based; Personalised nutrition; Randomised controlled trial; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IDENTITY THEFT; INTERNET; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84940986372     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-015-0476-0     Document Type: Article

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