Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 269-274 , April 2009

Subjective vs objective nutritional assessment study in children: a cross-sectional study in the northwest of Iran

  • Aida Malek Mahdavi

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
    • ,
  • Abdolrasool Safaiyan

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
    • ,
  • Alireza Ostadrahimi

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Research Center, School of Health and Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +98 9143135845, +98 411 3352292; fax: +98 411 3363430.

Received 17 January 2009 ,Revised 18 March 2009 ,Accepted 26 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.03.009

Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 269-274 , April 2009

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