The impact of a Mediterranean diet and healthy lifestyle on premature mortality in men and women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 913-920

  Van Den Brandt, Piet A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 80051979470     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.008250     Document Type: Article

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