Vitamin C and the risk of acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1181-1186

  Riemersma, Rudolph A ^a   Carruthers, Kathryn F ^a   Elton, Robert A ^a   Fox, Keith A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Acute phase response; Ascorbic acid; Diet; Men; Risk; Scotland; Smoking; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANGINA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0034016540     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.5.1181     Document Type: Article

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