Mediterranean diet and health status: An updated meta-analysis and a proposal for a literature-based adherence score

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2769-2782

  Sofi, Francesco ^a,b,c   Macchi, Claudio ^c   Abbate, Rosanna ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a,c   Casini, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean diet; Meta analysis; Score; Update

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84911384961     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013003169     Document Type: Review

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