Content validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire to measure eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid intakes in young adults: A pilot study

Functional Foods in Health and Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 501-507

  Hanson, Jennifer A ^a   Rosenkranz, Richard R ^b   Holcomb, Carol Ann ^b   Haub, Mark D ^b  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary assessment; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Functional foods; N 3 fatty acids; Seafood

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026933365     PISSN: 23787007     EISSN: 21603855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31989/ffhd.v2i12.77     Document Type: Article

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