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Diet History Questionnaire: Duration Format

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You are viewing the web site for the original version of the DHQ. The latest version for the U.S. is the DHQ III; however, DHQ III does not yet have a Canadian version. The Canadian version of DHQ II is still available.

This is the duration format used for vitamin and supplement questions defined in the codebooks for the NCI versions of the DHQ. You may modify or add formats by editing the Questionnaire Data Dictionary.

Duration Format:
0 = Less than 1 year
1 = 1-4 years
2 = 5-9 years
3 = 10 or more years
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