Plasma total antioxidant capacity in an adult Hong Kong Chinese population

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 553-557

  Woo, Jean ^a   Leung, Sophie S F ^a   Lam, Christopher W K ^a   Ho, Suzanne C ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Janus, Edward D ^a  

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Author keywords

Cardiovascular rick factor; Chinese; Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; CORONARY RISK; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030699306     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(97)00112-4     Document Type: Article

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