The questionable role of saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids in cardiovascular disease

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 443-460

  Ravnskov, Uffe ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Diet; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Review; Saturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; DIETARY FATS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031860536     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00018-3     Document Type: Article

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