Validation of a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire for Argentinean adults.

BACKGROUND: The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is the most commonly used method for ranking individuals based on long term food intake in large epidemiological studies. The validation of an FFQ for specific populations is essential as food consumption is culture dependent. The aim of this study...

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Main Authors: Mahshid Dehghan, Silvia del Cerro, Xiaohe Zhang, Jose Maini Cuneo, Bruno Linetzky, Rafael Diaz, Anwar T Merchant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3360668?pdf=render