Vitamin E and vitamin C supplement use and risk of all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality in older persons: The Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 190-196

  Losonczy, Katalin G ^a   Harris, Tamara B ^a   Havlik, Richard J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

antioxidants; coronary heart disease; elderly persons; mortality; supplements; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030013268     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.2.190     Document Type: Article

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