The Mediterranean Adequacy Index: Further confirming results of validity

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-66

  Alberti, Adalberta ^a   Fruttini, Daniela ^b   Fidanza, Flaminio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet quality indexes; Diet quality scores; Mediterranean Adequacy Index; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTA RICA; DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; COSTA RICA; DIET; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149182746     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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