PhD THESIS 1994

Elderly Greeks in Spata, Greece and Melbourne, Australia:
Food Habits, Health and Lifestyle.

Dr Antigone Kouris-Blazos

Publications From Thesis

Key overall findings
Kouris-Blazos A, Wahlqvist ML, Trichopoulou A, Polychronopoulos E, Trichopoulos D. Health & Nutritional Status of elderly Greek migrants to Melbourne, Australia. Age Ageing 1996; 25: 177-189.

Kouris-Blazos A, Wahlqvist M, Wattanapenpaiboon N. 'Morbidity mortality paradox' of Greek-born Australians: possible dietary contributors. Australian Journal Nutrition and Dietetics, 1999; 56 (2): 97-107

Wahlqvist ML, Kouris-Blazos A, Hsu-Hage BH-H. Ageing, Food Culture & Health. SE Asian J Trop Med Pub Health 1997; 28 (2): 100-112.

Findings on Specific Variables
Trichopoulou A, Kouris-Blazos A, Vassilakou T, Gnardellis Ch, Polychronopoulos E, Venizelos M, Lagiou P, Wahlqvist ML & Trichopoulos D. The diet and survival of elderly Greeks: A link to the past. Am J Clin Nutr 1995; 61 (6S): 1346-1350.

Wahlqvist ML, Kouris-Blazos A, Trichopoulou A & Polychronopoulos E. The Wisdom of the Greek Cuisine and Way of Life: Comparison of the Food and Health Beliefs of Elderly Greeks in Greece and Australia. Age & Nutrition 1991; 2 (3): 163-173.

Kouris A, Wahlqvist ML, Trichopoulou A & Polychronopoulos E. Use of Combined Methodologies
in Assessing Food Beliefs and Habits of Elderly Greeks in Greece. Food & Nutr Bull 1991; 13 (2): 139-144.

Wahlqvist M, Kouris-Blazos A, Wattanapenpaiboon N. The significance of eating patterns: an elderly Greek case study. Appetite 1999; 32: 23-32.

Wahlqvist ML, Kouris-Blazos A. Olive oil - Nutrition and Biological value. In: World Encyclopedia of the Olive. International Olive Oil council, Madrid, 1996, pp 349-354.

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