Vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta-carotene in relation to common cold incidence in male smokers

Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-37

  Hemilä, Harri ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,b   Albanes, Demetrius ^c   Heinonen, Olli P ^a   Virtamo, Jarmo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alpha tocopherol; Ascorbic acid; Beta carotene; Fruits; Smoking; Upper respiratory infections; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; COHORT STUDIES; COMMON COLD; DIET SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0036135415     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200201000-00006     Document Type: Article

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