Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Two Groups of Hispanic Americans with Differing Dietary Habits

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-136

  Alexander, Heather ^a   Lockwood, Laura P ^a   Harris, Mary A ^a   Melby, Christopher L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Blood pressure; Diet; Heart disease

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032930148     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1999.10718840     Document Type: Article

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