Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern in early life is associated with lower arterial stiffness in adulthood: The Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-93

  van de Laar, R J J ^a,b   Stehouwer, C D A ^a,b   van Bussel, B C T ^a   Prins, M H ^a   Twisk, J W R ^c   Ferreira, I ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Diet; Epidemiology; Longitudinal population based cohort

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASOCONSTRICTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871694457     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2012.02577.x     Document Type: Article

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