Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 173-191

  Rosato, Valentina ^a   Temple, Norman J ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a   Castellan, Giorgio ^c   Tavani, Alessandra ^d   Guercio, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Mediterranean diet; Meta analysis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 85034852347     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1582-0     Document Type: Article

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