Methodologic quality of meta-analyses and systematic reviews on the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease outcomes: A review

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 841-850

  Huedo Medina, Tania B ^a   Garcia, Marissa ^a   Bihuniak, Jessica D ^a   Kenny, Anne ^b   Kerstetter, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Mediterranean diet; Metaanalysis; Methodologic quality; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC);

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84959929923     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.112771     Document Type: Review

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