Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 17, Issue 8 , Pages 590-597 , October 2007

The implication of obesity on total antioxidant capacity in apparently healthy men and women: The ATTICA study

  • Christina Chrysohoou

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 46 Paleon Polemiston Street, 166 74, Attica, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 960 3116; fax: +30 210 960 0719.
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  • Christos Pitsavos

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Ioannis Skoumas

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Lambros Papademetriou

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Manolis Economou

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Christodoulos Stefanadis

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Received 21 February 2006 ,Revised 30 April 2006 ,Accepted 12 May 2006.

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PII: S0939-4753(06)00127-X

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2006.05.007

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 17, Issue 8 , Pages 590-597 , October 2007

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