Back to the ancient diet: A matter of urgency for Southern Mediterranean countries

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-155

  Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Matalas, Antonia Leda ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 61649103786     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.02.001     Document Type: Editorial

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