Dietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1390-1399

  Osganian, Stavroula K ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^b,c   Rimm, Eric ^b,c   Spiegelman, Donna ^b,c   Manson, JoAnn E ^b,c   Willett, Walter C ^b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Coronary artery disease; Diet; Nurses' Health Study; Women

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ALPHA-CAROTENE; ANTIOXIDANT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX ROLE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADULT; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 0037563921     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/77.6.1390     Document Type: Article

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