Adherence to the Mediterranean diet reduces mortality in the Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Spain)

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1581-1591

  Buckland, Genevieve ^a   Agudo, Antonio ^a   Travier, Noemie ^a   María Huerta, José ^b,c   Cirera, Lluís ^b,c   Tormo, María José ^b,c,d   Navarro, Carmen ^b,c,d   Dolores Chirlaque, María ^b,c   Moreno Iribas, Conchi ^c,e,f   Ardanaz, Eva ^c,e   Barricarte, Aurelio ^c,e   Etxeberria, Jaione ^c,e,g   Marin, Pilar ^c,e   Ramon Quiros J ^h   Redondo, María Luisa ^h   Larrañaga, Nerea ^c,i   Amiano, Pilar ^c,i   Dorronsoro, Miren ^c,i   Arriola, Larraitz ^c,i   Basterretxea, Mikel ^c,i   Sanchez, María José ^c,j   Molina, Esther ^c,j   González, Carlos A ^a   more..

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^h Public Health and Health Planning Directorate   (Spain)

ⁱ Basque Government   (Spain)

^j ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

Cohort studies; EPIC Spain; Mediterranean diet; Morality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OLIVE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SPAIN;

EID: 80755148794     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511002078     Document Type: Article

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