The association of the Mediterranean Adequacy Index with fatal coronary events in an Italian middle-aged male population followed for 40 years

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-375

  Menotti, A ^a   Alberti Fidanza, A ^b,c   Fidanza, F ^b  

^a Associazione per la Ricerca Cardiologica   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Dietary pattern; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858447962     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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