Antioxidant vitamins and nuclear opacities: The Longitudinal Study of Cataract

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 831-836

  Leske, M Cristina ^a   Chylack Jr , Leo T ^b   He, Qimei ^a   Wu, Suh Yuh ^a   Schoenfeld, Elinor ^a   Friend, Judith ^b   Wolfe, John ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031968378     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)95021-7     Document Type: Article

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