Serum Selenium in the General Population of Singapore, 1993 to 1995

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 520-523

  Hughes, K ^b   Chua, L H ^c   Ong, C N ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anti oxidants; Cancer; Coronary heart disease; Diet; Ethnic

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; VEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SELENIUM; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SINGAPORE; VEINS;

EID: 0032109528     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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