Dietary fat and coronary heart disease: A comparison of approaches for adjusting for total energy intake and modeling repeated dietary measurements

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 531-540

  Hu, Frank B ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Rimm, Eric ^a,b   Ascherio, Alberto ^a   Rosner, Bernard A ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Diet; Dietary fats; Fats; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALORIC INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAT INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033560104     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009849     Document Type: Article

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