Are the advantages of the mediterranean diet transferable to other populations? A cohort study in Melbourne, Australia

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-61

  Kouris Blazos, Antigone ^a   Gnardellis, Charalambos ^b   Wahlqvist, Mark L ^a   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^c   Lukito, Widjaja ^a   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Elderly; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032773354     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114599001129     Document Type: Article

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