Relation between Intake of Flavonoids and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease in Male Health Professionals

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 384-389

  Rimm, Eric B ^a   Katan, Martijn B ^b   Ascherio, Alberto ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^c   Willett, Walter C ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DIET; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030240388     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-5-199609010-00005     Document Type: Article

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