Reliability and relative validity of a food frequency questionnaire for Italian adults living in Sicily, Southern Italy

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 857-864

  Marventano, Stefano ^a   Mistretta, Antonio ^a   Platania, Alessio ^b   Galvano, Fabio ^a   Grosso, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Council for Health ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet assessment; food frequency questionnaire; Italy; methodology; reliability; validity

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICILY; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICILY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975490596     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2016.1198893     Document Type: Article

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