Long-term vitamin C supplement use and prevalence of early age-related lens opacities

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 911-916

  Jacques, Paul F ^b   Taylor, Allen ^a   Hankinson, Susan E ^b   Willett, Walter C ^b   Mahnken, Brenda ^b   Lee, Yunhee ^b   Vaid, Kenneth ^b   Lahav, Moshe ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Cataracts; Lens opacities; Vitamin C; Women

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030823263     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.4.911     Document Type: Article

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