Comparison of dietary risk factors for cardiovascular disease in African-American and white women

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1394-1400

  Gates, Gail ^a   McDonald, Mary ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE;

EID: 0031459485     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(97)00338-6     Document Type: Article

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