Does nibbling or grazing protect the peripheral arteries from atherosclerosis?

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-22

  Powell, Janet T ^a   Franks, Peter J ^a   Poulter, Neil R ^b  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; case control study; cholesterol; claudication; meal frequency; smoking

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; LIPOPROTEIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84992804223     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/204748739900600104     Document Type: Article

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