Primary prevention of coronary heart disease in women through diet and lifestyle

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-22

  Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Hu, Frank B ^b   Manson, Joann E ^a,b   Rimm, Eric B ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FATTY ACID; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SMOKING;

EID: 0034612618     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200007063430103     Document Type: Article

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