Development of food frequency questionnaires in three population samples of African origin from Cameroon, Jamaica and Caribbean migrants to the UK

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 479-486

  Sharma, S ^a   Cade, J ^a   Jackson, M ^b   Mbanya, J C ^c   Chungong, S ^a   Forrester, T ^b   Bennett, F ^b   Wilks, R ^b   Balkau, B ^d   Cruickshank, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

African; Dietary survey; Food intake; Method development

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; PALM OIL;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CAMEROON; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CASSAVA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; JAMAICA; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; WEST INDIES;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 8944261366     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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