β-Carotene, carotenoids and the prevention of coronary heart disease

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-8

  Kritchevsky, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Carotenoid; Epidemiologic studies; Humans; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID OXIDATION; RISK FACTOR;

UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

EID: 0032947352     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.1.5     Document Type: Article

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