Plasma levels of antioxidant vitamins and cholesterol in a large population sample in Central-Northern Italy

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 90-98

  Palli, D ^a   Decarli, A ^b,c   Russo, A ^a   Cipriani, F ^a   Giacosa, A ^d   Amadori, D ^e   Salkeld, R ^f   Salvini, S ^a,g   Buiatti, E ^h  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Pierantoni   (Italy)

^f F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^g EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^h Regione Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Ascorbic acid; Carotene; Diet; Retinol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTENOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 0032983072     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003940050049     Document Type: Article

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