Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 359-365 , June 2010

Nut consumption and incidence of hypertension: The SUN prospective cohort

  • E.H. Martínez-Lapiscina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Medical School, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E 31080 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • ,
  • A.M. Pimenta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maternal and Child Nursing and Public Health, Nursing School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Alfredo Balena, 190. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, CEP 30130-100 Brazil
    • ,
  • J.J. Beunza

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Medical School, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E 31080 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Bes-Rastrollo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Medical School, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E 31080 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • ,
  • J.A. Martínez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Medical School, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E 31080 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • ,
  • M.A. Martínez-González

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Medical School, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E 31080 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 948 425 600; fax: +34 948 425 649.

Received 5 November 2008 ,Revised 7 March 2009 ,Accepted 23 April 2009.

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☆ The SUN Study has received funding from the Spanish Government, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Grants PI030678, PI040233, PI070240, RD06/0045, and G03/140), the Navarra Regional Government (PI141/2005) and the University of Navarra.

PII: S0939-4753(09)00105-7

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.04.013

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 359-365 , June 2010

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