Reliability and Validity of Short Food Frequency Questionnaire Among Pregnant Females

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Reliability and Validity of Short Food Frequency Questionnaire Among Pregnant Females


Seyedeh Fatemeh Sharafi 1 , 2
,
Maryam Javadi 1 , 2 , *
and
Ameneh Barikani 1 , 3

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1 Children Growth Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
2 Department of Nutrition, School of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
3 Department of Community Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
Article information
  • Biotechnology and Health Sciences: May 2016, 3 (2); e34608
  • Published Online: April 5, 2016
  • Article Type: Research Article
  • Received: November 15, 2015
  • Revised: February 2, 2016
  • Accepted: February 2, 2016
  • DOI: 10.17795/bhs-34608

To Cite: Sharafi S F, Javadi M, Barikani A. Reliability and Validity of Short Food Frequency Questionnaire Among Pregnant Females, Biotech Health Sci. 2016 ;3(2):e34608. doi: 10.17795/bhs-34608.

Abstract
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1. Background
2. Objectives
3. Patients and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
Acknowledgements
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