Mediterranean diet and prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly

Anastasios S Dontas1 Hellenic Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]

Nicholas S Zerefos2 Nephrological Clinic, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

Demosthenes B Panagiotakos3 Department of Nutrition–Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece;3 Nephrological Unit, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

Dimitrios A Valis2 Nephrological Clinic, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

Pages 109-115 | Published online: 19 Oct 2022

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