Association of dietary antioxidants and waist circumference with pulmonary function and airway obstruction

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-163

  Chen, Ruoling ^a   Tunstall Pedoe, Hugh ^a   Bolton Smith, Caroline ^a   Hannah, Mary K ^a   Morrison, Caroline ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Beta carotene; Body constitution; forced expiratory volume; Lung diseases; Lung volume measurements; Obstructive

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIET; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SCOTLAND; VITAL CAPACITY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0035863763     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.2.157     Document Type: Article

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