Heart disease risk-factor status and dietary changes in the Cretan population over the past 30 y: The Seven Countries Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1882-1886

  Kafatos, Anthony ^a   Diacatou, Anastasia ^a   Voukiklaris, George ^a   Nikolakakis, Nick ^a   Vlachonikolis, John ^a   Kounali, Daphne ^a   Mamalakis, George ^a   Dontas, Anastasios S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Crete; Diet; Elderly people; Heart disease; Monounsaturated fat; Risk factors; Saturated fat; Seven Countries Study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031004377     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.6.1882     Document Type: Article

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