Serum ascorbic acid and other correlates of self-reported cataract among older Americans

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1207-1211

  Simon, Joel A ^a,b   Hudes, Esther S ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related; Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Cataract; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SENILE CATARACT; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032696505     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00110-9     Document Type: Article

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