Dietary habits, plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and selected coronary disease risk factors in Tanzania

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 572-578

  Njelekela, M ^a   Ikeda, K ^b   Mtabaji, J ^a   Yamori, Y ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c International Center for Research on Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TANZANIA;

CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 32344452061     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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