Fruit and vegetables, and cardiovascular disease: A review

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Ness, Andrew R ^a   Powles, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Fruit; Stroke; Systematic review; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ECOLOGY; FRUIT; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; VEGETABLE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDLINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0030940959     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.1.1     Document Type: Review

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