Antioxidant vitamins and health

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1093-1099

  Gibaldi, Milo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; VITAMIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OXIDATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030477753     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1996.tb04161.x     Document Type: Review

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