Back to the future: The Mediterranean diet paradigm

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 216-219

  Naska, A ^a   Trichopoulou, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Life style; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CORONARY HEART DISEASE; LIFE STYLE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PLANT OILS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84895784770     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.11.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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