Food and nutrient intake and risk of cataract

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-46

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Negri, Eva ^a   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

case control studies; Cataract; diet; fat; fruit; nutrients; risk factors; vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATARACTOGENESIS; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0030038370     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(95)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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