Antioxidants and reduced functional capacity in the elderly: Findings from the nun study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Snowdon, David A ^a,b   Gross, Myron D ^c   Butler, Steven M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE;

ANIMALIA; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0030043637     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/51A.1.M10     Document Type: Article

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