Description of indexes based on the adherence to the mediterranean dietary pattern: A review;Descripción de índices basados en la adhesión al patrón dietético mediterráneo: Una revisión

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1872-1884

  Hernández Ruiz, Angela ^a   García Villanova, Belén ^a   Guerra Hernández, Eduardo J ^a   Amiano, Pilar ^b,c   Azpiri, Mikel ^b   Molina Montes, Esther ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet index; Dietary pattern; Food habits; Mediterranean diet; Nutrition assessment

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALGORITHMS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS;

EID: 84946422573     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3305/nh.2015.32.5.9629     Document Type: Review

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