The Roche European American Cataract Trial (react): A randomized clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of an oral antioxidant micronutrient mixture to slow progression of age-related cataract

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-80

  Chylack Jr , Leo T ^a   Brown, Nicholas P ^a   Bron, Anthony ^a   Hurst, Mark ^a   Köpcke, Wolfgang ^a   Thien, Uta ^a   Schalch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related cataract; Aging; Antioxidants; Beta carotene; Lens opacification; Prospective clinical trial; REACT; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; IBUPROFEN; NIFEDIPINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGING; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CATARACT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0036154163     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opep.9.1.49.1717     Document Type: Article

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