Carrots, carotene and seeing in the dark

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 200-203

  Smith, Wayne ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^b   Lazarus, Ross ^c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue Mountains Eye Study; Carotene; Causation; Diet; Night vision; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARROT; DETERIORATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NIGHT VISION; NUTRIENT; POTATO; SPINACH; VEGETABLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BETA CAROTENE; DARKNESS; DAUCUS CAROTA; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISION; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0032845679     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1606.1999.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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