Foods E-KINDEX: A Dietary Index Associated with Reduced Blood Pressure Levels among Young Children: The CYKIDS Study

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1070-1075

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

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYPRUS; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYPRUS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 65649105095     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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