Cigarettes and cataract: Cadmium or a lack of vitamin C?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 199-200

  Harding, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CADMIUM; NICOTINE;

CATARACT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0028902057     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.79.3.199     Document Type: Editorial

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