The Validity of US Nutritional Surveillance: USDA's Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data Series 1971-2010

Current Problems in Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11-12, 2016, Pages 268-292

  Archer, Edward ^a   Thomas, Diana M ^a   McDonald, Samantha M ^a   Pavela, Gregory ^a   Lavie, Carl J ^a   Hill, James O ^a   Blair, Steven N ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENE LOSS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDITY; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84998978820     PISSN: 01462806     EISSN: 15356280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2016.10.007     Document Type: Article

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