Reference values for α-tocopherol and β-carotene in the Whitehall II Study

Free Radical Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-219

  Armstrong, Nicola C ^b   Paganga, George ^a   Brunner, Eric ^b   Miller, Nicholas J ^a   Nanchahal, Kiran ^c   Shipley, Martin ^b   Rice Evans, Catherine A ^a   Marmot, Michael G ^b   Diplock, Anthony T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reference values; tocopherol; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030830276     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715769709097853     Document Type: Article

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