Prospective study of diet, lifestyle, and intermittent claudication in male smokers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 892-901

  Törnwall, Markareetta E ^a   Virtamo, Jarmo ^a   Haukka, Jari K ^a   Aro, Antti ^a   Albanes, Demetrius ^b   Huttunen, Jussi K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cohort studies; Diet; Intermittent claudication; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0343628037     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010293     Document Type: Article

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