Vitamin supplement use, by demographic characteristics

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 297-309

  Block, Gladys ^a   Cox, Chris ^b   Madans, Jennifer ^b   Schreiber, George B ^c   Licitra, Lisa ^d   Melia, Nan ^e  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d IM Systems Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Poverty; Socioeconomic factors; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLACKS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS; WHITES;

EID: 0023835725     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114805     Document Type: Article

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