Albanian paradox, another example of protective effect of Mediterranean lifestyle?

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9094, 1997, Pages 1815-1817

  Gjonça, Arjan ^b   Bobak, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; OLIVE OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MILK; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED NATIONS; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0031588495     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)08347-5     Document Type: Article

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