Serum retinol levels and the risk of fracture

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 348, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-294

  Michaëlsson, Karl ^a   Lithell, Hans ^a   Vessby, Bengt ^a   Melhus, Håkan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE FRAGILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BETA CAROTENE; BODY MASS INDEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0037461595     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa021171     Document Type: Article

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