Prevalence of self-reported hypercholesterolaemia and its relation to dietary habits, in Greek adults; a national nutrition & health survey

Lipids in Health and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Milias, George A ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Pitsavos, Christos ^b   Xenaki, Dimitra ^c   Panagopoulos, George ^c   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMOKING;

EID: 33646344705     PISSN: 1476511X     EISSN: 1476511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-511X-5-5     Document Type: Article

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