Serum lycopene concentrations and carotid atherosclerosis: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-138

  Rissanen, Tiina H ^a   Voutilainen, Sari ^a   Nyyssönen, Kristiina ^a   Salonen, Riitta ^a   Kaplan, George A ^b   Salonen, Jukka T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Inner Savo Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotenoids; Carotid arteries; Intima media thickness; Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor study; Lycopene; Middle aged men

Indexed keywords

LYCOPENE;

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0037214164     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/77.1.133     Document Type: Article

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