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Useful estimates of nutrient intake several years previously can be obtained by a relatively inexpensive, mailed, self-administered questionnaire.
Practitioners can use this questionnaire for cost-effective dietary assessments.
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These findings demonstrate that useful estimates of nutrient intake several years previously can be obtained by a relatively inexpensive, mailed, self-administered questionnaire.
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The study design supports the claim about the questionnaire's utility.
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THE USE OF A SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS DIET FOUR YEARS IN THE PAST
Walter C. Willett et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology · 1988
DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114780
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