Intake of antioxidant vitamins and risk of death from stroke in postmenopausal women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 476-483

  Yochum, L A ^a   Folsom, A R ^a   Kushi, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant vitamins; Cardiovascular disease; Diet; Food frequency questionnaire; Iowa Women's Health Study; Post menopausal women; Prospective cohort study; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0033866890     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.2.476     Document Type: Article

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