The effect of alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene supplementation on COPD symptoms

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1447-1452

  Rautalahti, Matti ^a   Virtamo, Jarmo ^b   Haukka, Jari ^b   Heinonen, Olli P ^b   Sundvall, Jouko ^b   Albanes, Demetrius ^b   Huttunen, Jussi K ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030684692     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.5.96-11048     Document Type: Article

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