Macronutrient intake and blood cholesterol level of a community of Asian Indians living in the United States

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-301

  Kamath, Savitri K ^a   Ravishanker, Chatura ^a,b   Briones, Esperanza ^a,c   Chen, Edwin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Texas Pan American ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING HABIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031044014     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(97)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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