Vegetable and fruit: The evidence in their favour and the public health perspective

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-69

  Trichopoulou, Antonia ^a   Naska, Androniki ^a   Antoniou, Anna ^a   Friel, Sharon ^b   Trygg, Kerstin ^c   Turrini, Aida ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

DAFNE; Food availability; Fruits; Trends; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; ITALY; JAPAN; NORWAY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0037359049     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.73.2.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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