Serum carotenoid concentrations in US children and adolescents

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 818-827

  Ford, Earl S ^a,c   Gillespie, Cathleen ^a   Ballew, Carol ^a   Sowell, Anne ^b   Mannino, David M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Antioxidants; C reactive protein; Carotene; Carotenoids; Children; Ethnic groups; Health surveys; Sex distribution; Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; COTININE; CRYPTOXANTHIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; RACE;

EID: 0036783744     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.4.818     Document Type: Article

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