Can dietary interventions change diet and cardiovascular risk factors? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1415-1422

  Brunner, Eric ^a   White, Ian ^b   Thorogood, Margaret ^b   Bristow, Amanda ^a   Curle, Deborah ^b   Marmot, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030825051     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.9.1415     Document Type: Article

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