No evidence for an impact of selenium supplementation on environment associated health disorders - A systematic review

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Lacour, Michael ^a   Zunder, Thomas ^a   Restle, Anja ^a   Schwarzer, Guido ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Stefan Meier Stra e 31   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environment associated disorders; Selenium; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FATTY ACID; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEAVY METAL; SELENITE; SELENIUM; SELENOMETHIONINE; SODIUM SELENITE; TRACE ELEMENT; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; ZINC SULFATE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIZZINESS; DYSTHYMIA; EMBASE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; EYE IRRITATION; FISH; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRINSIC ASTHMA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SORE THROAT; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 0346607201     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00254     Document Type: Article

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