Prospective cohort study of antioxidant vitamin supplement use and the risk of age-related maculopathy

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 476-484

  Christen, William G ^a   Ajani, Umed A ^a   Glynn, Robert J ^a,b   Manson, JoAnn E ^a,b   Schaumberg, Debra A ^a   Chew, Emily C ^c   Buring, Julie E ^a,b   Hennekens, Charles H ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related; Antioxidants; Maculopathy; Prospective studies; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; MULTIVITAMIN; VITAMIN;

AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0033105484     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009836     Document Type: Article

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