Folate and vitamin B6 intake and risk of acute myocardial infarction in Italy

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1266-1272

  Tavani, A ^a   Pelucchi, C ^a   Parpinel, M ^b   Negri, E ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Case control studies; Diet; Folates; Risk factors; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXINE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COFFEE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VITAMIN B 6;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 4644329499     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601960     Document Type: Article

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