Brief communication: The prevalence of high intake of vitamin E from the use of supplements among U.S. adults

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Ford, Earl S ^a   Ajani, Umed A ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 22244486350     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-2-200507190-00010     Document Type: Article

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