Intervention-related bias in reporting of food intake by fifth-grade children participating in an obesity prevention study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1117-1121

  Harnack, Lisa ^a   Himes, John H ^a   Anliker, Jean ^b   Clay, Theresa ^c   Gittelsohn, Joel ^d   Jobe, Jared B ^e   Ring, Kimberly ^f   Snyder, Pat ^a   Thompson, Janice ^c   Weber, Judy L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f IL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Intervention studies; Nutrition assessment

Indexed keywords

FAT; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CHILD HEALTH; ETHNICITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; WEIGHT;

AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 9344268838     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh328     Document Type: Article

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