Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and quality of life in the SUN Project

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 360-368

  Henriquez Sanchez P ^a   Ruano, C ^a   De Irala, J ^b   Ruiz Canela, M ^b   Martinez Gonzalez M A ^b   Sanchez Villegas A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean diet; mental health; physical health; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SPAIN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 84858076630     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.146     Document Type: Article

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