Antioxidant Supplementation in Atherosclerosis Prevention (ASAP) study: A randomized trial of the effect of vitamins E and C on 3-year progression of carotid atherosclerosis

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 248, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 377-386

  Salonen, J T ^a   Nyyssonen K ^a   Salonen, R ^a   Lakka, H M ^a   Kaikkonen, J ^a   Porkkala Sarataho, E ^a   Voutilainen, S ^a   Lakka, T A ^a   Rissanen, T ^a   Leskinen, L ^a   Tuomainen, T P ^a   Valkonen, V P ^a   Ristonmaa, U ^a   Poulsen, H E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Atherosclerosis; B mode ultrasonography; Clinical randomized trials; Population studies

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SMOKING;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SMOKING; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0033735493     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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