Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 778-786 , August 2006

Vegetable Protein and Fiber from Cereal Are Inversely Associated with the Risk of Hypertension in a Spanish Cohort

  • Alvaro Alonso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Juan Jose Beunza

      Affiliations

    • Service of Internal Medicine, University Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
    • ,
  • Maira Bes-Rastrollo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
    • ,
  • Raquel M. Pajares

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
    • ,
  • Miguel Ángel Martínez-González

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. Miguel Ángel Martínez-González. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. University of Navarra, Irunlarrea, 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain

Received 6 June 2005 ,Accepted 11 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.01.007

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 778-786 , August 2006

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