The effect of the combination of Mediterranean diet and leisure time physical activity on the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes, in hypertensive subjects

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 517-524

  Pitsavos, C ^a   Panagiotakos, D B ^a   Chrysohoou, C ^a   Kokkinos, P F ^b   Skoumas, J ^a   Papaioannou, I ^a   Stefanadis, C ^a   Toutouzas, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary; Hypertension risk; Mediterranean diet; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIET; FEMALE; GENDER; GREECE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRIENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; HEART INFARCTION; LIFESTYLE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035985023     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001445     Document Type: Article

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