Effects of supplemental β-carotene, cigarette smoking, and alcohol consumption on serum carotenoids in the Alpha-tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 366-372

  Albanes, Demetrius ^a   Virtamo, Jarmo ^b   Taylor, Philip R ^b   Rautalahti, Matti ^b   Pietinen, Pirjo ^b   Heinonen, Olli P ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alpha Tocopherol; B eta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial; Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study; Carotenoids; Cigarettes; Lutein; Lycopene; Retinol; Smoking; Supplementation; Zeaxanthin; carotene; cryptoxanthin; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CRYPTOXANTHIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030808013     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.2.366     Document Type: Article

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