Mediterranean diet and age with respect to overall survival in institutionalized, nonsmoking elderly people

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 987-992

  Lasheras, Cristina ^a   Fernandez, Serafina ^a   Patterson, Angeles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dietary pattern; Elderly; Life expectancy; Longitudinal study; Mediterranean diet; Nonsmokers; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER PREVENTION; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034070452     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.4.987     Document Type: Article

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