Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and all-cause mortality risk in an elderly Italian population: Data from the ILSA study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 505-513

  Limongi, F ^a   Noale, Marianna ^a   Gesmundo, A ^b   Crepaldi, G ^a   Maggi, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

all cause mortality; elderly subjects; ILSA study; Mediterranean diet adherence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MORTALITY RISK; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ITALY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84989163865     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-016-0808-9     Document Type: Article

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