Mediterranean diet and cognitive decline over time in an elderly Mediterranean population

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1311-1321

  Trichopoulou, Antonia ^a,b   Kyrozis, Andreas ^a,c   Rossi, Marta ^d   Katsoulis, Michalis ^a   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^a,b,e   La Vecchia, Carlo ^d,f   Lagiou, Pagona ^b,e,g  

^a HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive function; Dementia; Elderly; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CEREAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GREECE; HUMAN; LEGUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; LIFESTYLE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84947611912     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-014-0811-z     Document Type: Article

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