Journal article
Fresh fruit consumption and major cardiovascular disease in China.
- Abstract:
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Background
In Western populations, a higher level of fruit consumption has been associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, but little is known about such associations in China, where the consumption level is low and rates of stroke are high.
Methods
Between 2004 and 2008, we recruited 512,891 adults, 30 to 79 years of age, from 10 diverse localities in China. During 3.2 million person-years of follow-up, 5173 deaths from cardiovascular disease, 2551 in...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
Kadoorie Charitable Foundation
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Wellcome Trust
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British Heart Foundation
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Medical Research Council
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Massachusetts Medical Society Publisher's website
- Journal:
- New England Journal of Medicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 374
- Issue:
- 14
- Pages:
- 1332-1343
- Publication date:
- 2016-04-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1533-4406
- ISSN:
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0028-4793
- Source identifiers:
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614244
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:614244
- Deposit date:
- 2016-04-11
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- Copyright holder:
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2016 Massachusetts Medical Society
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