Serum carotenoids, α-tocopherol and mortality risk in a prospective study among Dutch elderly

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 136-143

  De Waart, F G ^a   Schouten, E G ^a   Stalenhoef, A F H ^b   Kok, F J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Carotenoids; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; FREE RADICAL; VITAMIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0035098387     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.1.136     Document Type: Article

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