Antioxidant intake and adult-onset wheeze: A case-control study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-30

  Bodner, C ^a   Godden, D ^a,c   Brown, K ^d   Little, J ^a   Ross, S ^b   Seaton, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult onset; Antioxidants; Asthma; Epidemiology; Obstructive lung diseases; Vitamins C and E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN INTAKE; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0032993702     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.13102299     Document Type: Article

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