Carotenoids, vitamins C and E, and mortality in an elderly population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 501-511

  Sahyoun, Nadine R ^a,b   Jacques, Paul F ^a   Russell, Robert M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

aged; ascorbic acid; biochemistry; carotenoids; diet; food; mortality; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0029840810     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008957     Document Type: Article

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