Does adherence to the Mediterranean diet modify the impact of smoking on health?

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 459-460

  Vardavas, C I ^a,b   Papadaki, A ^a   Saris, W H M ^b   Kafatos, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER MORTALITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PUBLIC HEALTH; VEGETABLE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; JAPAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349285336     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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