Overview of Nutritional Epidemiology
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This chapter provides an overview of nutritional epidemiology for those unfamiliar with the field. It discusses the epidemiologic approaches to diet and disease, and the interpretation of epidemiologic data.
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Our results do not conform to the Schofield method for assessing dietary intake levels.
“It is also important to note that our results do not conform to the Schofield method for assessing dietary intake levels.”
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The estimated energy intakes for each period are below the estimate of total energy requirement.
“The estimated energy intakes for each period are below the estimate of total energy requirement, leaving us with some doubt about the biological significance of our findings.”
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- Authors
- Willett, W.
- Corresponding author
- Willett, Walter
- ORCID
- Willett, Walter
- Venue
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 1998-07-23
- Pages
- 3-17
- OpenAlex
- W4230337115
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.70
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
- Keywords
- nutritional epidemiology, diet and disease, dietary assessment, diet-disease relationships
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