Lower ischemic heart disease incidence and mortality among vitamin supplement users

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 930-934

  Meyer, François ^a   Bairati, Isabelle ^b   Dagenais, Gilles R ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ischemic heart disease; Supplements; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; QUEBEC; VITAMINS;

EID: 0029797295     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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