Cardiovascular risk in the Mediterranean area is low: Impact on clinical decision-making

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 399-401

  Rubba, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DECISION MAKING; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646186392     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2005.10.005     Document Type: Editorial

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