The relationship of plasma carotenoids to health and biochemical factors in middle-aged men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1985, Pages 741-749

  Russell briefel, Ronette ^a   Bates, Margaret W ^b   Kuller, Lewis H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Carotene; Carotenoids; Diet; Questionnaires; Smoking; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

CAROTENOID BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RETINOL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CAROTENOIDS; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SMOKING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THIOCYANATES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0022354878     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114157     Document Type: Article

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