Six-year supplementation with alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene and age-related maculopathy

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 224-229

  Teikari, J M ^a,e   Laatikainen, L ^a   Virtamo, J ^b   Haukka, J ^b   Rautalahti, M ^b   Liesto, K ^c   Albanes, D ^d   Taylor, P ^d   Heinonen, O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Laakso Hospital   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Sepänkatu 7 A 23   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; AMD; Antioxidant; ARM; Beta carotene; Degeneration; Macula; Maculopathy; Visual acuity; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CANCER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SMOKING;

EID: 0031966020     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760220.x     Document Type: Article

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