A prospective study of vitamin supplement intake and cataract extraction among U.S. women

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 679-684

  Chasan Taber, Lisa ^a   Willett, Walter C ^b,d   Seddon, Johanna M ^c,d   Stampfer, Meir J ^b,d   Rosner, Bernard ^b,d   Colditz, Graham A ^b,d   Hankinson, Susan E ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Cataract extraction; Diet; Female; Prospective studies; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENILE CATARACT; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0032696803     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199911000-00006     Document Type: Article

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