High-dose vitamin E supplementation and mortality

Nutrition in Clinical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-5

  Neff, Lisa M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; NOTE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; META ANALYSIS;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 24044546191     PISSN: 10966781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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