Are clinical trials really the answer?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1995, Pages

  Block, Gladys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical trials; Diet; epidemiology; methodology; nutrition; smoking; carotene

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM CARE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRECANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0028847092     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/62.6.1517S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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