Understanding the Mediterranean diet: Could this be the new "gold standard" for heart disease prevention?

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 35-45

  Curtis, Brian M ^a   O'Keefe Jr , James H ^a  

^a SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FAT INTAKE; HEART DISEASE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036674217     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2002.08.1281     Document Type: Review

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