Low vitamin E status is a potential risk factor for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-102

  Knekt, P ^a   Reunanen, A ^a   Marniemi, J ^b   Leino, A ^b   Aromaa, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Epidemiology; Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; Risk factors; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0033045302     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1999.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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