Food and nutrient intakes and overall survival of elderly Japanese

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-11

  Darmadi, Irene ^a   Horie, Yoshimitsu ^b   Wahlqvist, Mark L ^a   Kouris Blazos, Antigone ^a   Horie, Kazuyo ^c   Sugase, Kimiko ^c   Wattanapenpaiboon, Naiyana ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AICHI GAKUSEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid; Amino acid; Elderly; Food intake; Japanese; Mortality; N 3 fatty acids; Nutrient intake; Okazaki; Tyrosine

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044444970     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.2000.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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