Editorial: Chocolate consumption, blood pressure, and cardiovascular risk

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1554-1556

  Heiss, Christian ^a   Kelm, Malte ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE;

CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET; EDITORIAL; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; GERMANY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GERMANY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954343117     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq114     Document Type: Editorial

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