Dietary flavonoid intake and risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 943-949

  Yochum, Laura ^a   Kushi, Lawrence H ^a   Meyer, Katie ^b   Folsom, Aaron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Coronary heart disease; Diet; Flavonoids; Postmenopausal women

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0033562605     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009738     Document Type: Article

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