Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 7 , Pages 534-540 , July 2011

Greater Mediterranean diet adherence is observed in Dutch compared with Greek university students

  • S. Van Diepen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Physical Education, Sports Management and Nutrition, Hogeschool Van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • A.M. Scholten

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Physical Education, Sports Management and Nutrition, Hogeschool Van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • C. Korobili

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, P.O. Box 141, GR-57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • D. Kyrli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, P.O. Box 141, GR-57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • M. Tsigga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, P.O. Box 141, GR-57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • T. Van Dieijen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Physical Education, Sports Management and Nutrition, Hogeschool Van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • C. Kotzamanidis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, P.O. Box 141, GR-57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • M.G. Grammatikopoulou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, Alexander Technological Educational Institute, P.O. Box 141, GR-57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 231 0791584; fax: +30 231 0791362.

Received 25 October 2008 ,Revised 25 October 2009 ,Accepted 17 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.11.006

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 7 , Pages 534-540 , July 2011

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