Patterns of covariation of serum β-carotene and α-tocopherol in middle-aged adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 445-458

  Iribarren, C ^a   Folsom, A R ^a   Jacobs Jr , D R ^a   Gross, M D ^a   Eckfeldt, J H ^b   Kritchevsky, S B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001576161     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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