Do nutritional supplements lower the risk of stroke or hypertension?

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-15

  Mark, Steven D ^a   Wang, Wen ^b   Fraumeni Jr , Joseph F ^a   Li, Jun Yao ^b   Taylor, Philip R ^a   Wang, Guo Qing ^b   Dawsey, Sanford M ^a   Li, Bing ^b   Blot, William J ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^c INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cerebrovascular disorders; Hypertension; Minerals; Mortality; Nutrition; Randomized trials; Stroke; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICOTINIC ACID; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0031975573     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199801000-00005     Document Type: Article

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