The relation between dietary flavonol intake and coronary heart disease mortality: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 904-908

  Huxley, R R ^a   Neil, H A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Flavonols; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EMBASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEA; VEGETABLE; WINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FLAVONOLS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TEA; VEGETABLES; WINE;

EID: 0042524621     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601624     Document Type: Review

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