Relative validity and reproducibility of a parent-administered semi-quantitative FFQ for assessing food intake in Danish children aged 3-9 years

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1184-1194

  Buch Andersen, Tine ^a   Pérez Cueto, Federico J A ^b   Toft, Ulla ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child nutrition; Dietary assessment tools; FFQ; Relative validity; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; DENMARK; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY; VEGETABLE; WHOLE GRAIN;

CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VEGETABLES; WHOLE GRAINS;

EID: 84943758471     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001500275X     Document Type: Article

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