Neovascular age-related macular degeneration and its relationship to antioxidant intake

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 368-371

  Snellen, E L M ^a   Verbeek, A L M ^a   Van Den Hoogen, G W P ^a   Cruysberg, J R M ^a   Hoyng, C B ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Age related macular degeneration; Antioxidant intake; Lutein and zeaxanthin; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE; XANTHOPHYLL; BETA CAROTENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUN EXPOSURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VEGETABLE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMAN; LUTEIN; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0036667899     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.2002.800404.x     Document Type: Article

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