Dietary intake and biochemical risk factors for cardiovascular disease in two rural regions of Crete

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 171-181

  Manios, Yannis ^a   Antonopoulou, S ^a   Kaliora, A C ^a   Felliou, G ^a   Perrea, D ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Antioxidant capacity; Diet; Fibrinogen; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FIBRINOGEN; FLAVONOID; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LIPID; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GREECE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANT; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 28944452646     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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