Japanese dietary lifestyle and cardiovascular disease

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 723-734

  Tada, Norio ^a   Maruyama, Chizuko ^b   Koba, Shinji ^c   Tanaka, Hiroaki ^d   Birou, Sadatoshi ^e   Teramoto, Tamio ^f   Sasaki, Jun ^g  

^a JIKEI University Graduate School of Medicine   (Japan)

^b JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Tsukasa Health Care Hospital   (Japan)

^f TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery disease; Food intake; Nutrients; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PYRIDOXINE; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; REVIEW; STROKE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80053199123     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.8193     Document Type: Review

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