Low carbohydrate-high protein diet and mortality in a cohort of Swedish women

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 261, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 366-374

  Lagiou, P ^a,b   Sandin, S ^b   Weiderpass, E ^b,c   Lagiou, A ^a,d   Mucci, L ^e,f   Trichopoulos, D ^b,e   Adami, H O ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Cardiovascular mortality; Diet; Mortality; Protein; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROTEIN DIET; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SWEDEN; WEIGHT CONTROL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SWEDEN;

EID: 33947504763     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01774.x     Document Type: Article

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