Low serum lycopene concentration is associated with an excess incidence of acute coronary events and stroke: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 749-754

  Rissanen, Tiina H ^a   Voutilainen, Sari ^a   Nyyssönen, Kristiina ^a   Lakka, Timo A ^a   Sivenius, Juhani ^a   Salonen, Riitta ^a   Kaplan, George A ^b   Salonena, Jukka T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Inner Savo Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coronary event; Lycopene; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FOLIC ACID; LYCOPENE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FATALITY; FINLAND; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034959941     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2001357     Document Type: Article

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