Fish Consumption and Mortality in Hong Kong Chinese-the LIMOR Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 164-169

  Wang, Man Ping ^a   Thomas, G Neil ^b   Ho, Sai Yin ^a   Lai, Hak Kan ^a   Mak, Kwok Hang ^c   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Disease; Fish; Mortality; Neoplasms; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH MEAT; FOOD INTAKE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; SEAFOOD;

EID: 79551546326     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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