Evaluating adherence to recommended diets in adults: The alternate healthy eating index

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 1A, 2006, Pages 152-157

  McCullough, Marjorie L ^a   Willett, Walter C ^b  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate healthy eating index; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Cohort studies; Dietary patterns; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION POLICY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33646829292     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005938     Document Type: Article

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