Vitamins A and E in serum in relation to weight and lung function in patients with advanced pulmonary disease

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 360-368

  Førli, Liv ^a   Pedersen, Jan I ^b   Bjørtuft, Øystein ^b   Blomhoff, Rune ^b   Kofstad, Johan ^a   Boe, Jacob ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Lung transplantation; Nutritional status; Pulmonary disease; Retinol; Retinyl esters; Tocopherol; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; UNDERWEIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036972944     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.72.6.360     Document Type: Article

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