Long-term supplementation with alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene and age-related cataract

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 634-640

  Teikari, Jaakko ^a   Virtamo, J ^b   Rautalahti, M ^b   Palmgren, J ^b   Liesto, K ^c   Heinonen, O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Laakso Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Antioxidant; Beta carotene; Cataract; Diet; Prevention; Supplement

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CATARACT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031417987     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00620.x     Document Type: Article

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