Are those in need taking dietary supplements? A survey of 21 923 adults

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 617-623

  Harrison, Roger A ^a,c   Holt, D ^a   Pattison, D J ^c   Elton, P J ^b  

^a Bolton Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Bury Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer characteristics; Dietary supplemets; Epidemiology; Inverse care

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FISH OIL; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 2342568490     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20031076     Document Type: Article

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