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Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire for Korean Americans

Jeongseon Kim Department of Food and Nutrition in Oriental Medicine, Semyung University, San 21–1 Shinwol-dong, Chechon, 390–711, Chungbuk, Korea
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Mabel M. Chan Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, School of Education, New York University, 10th Fl. 4th St., New York, NY 10012, USA
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Roy E. Shore 3Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 650 1st Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA
Pages 129-142 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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