Relation between intake of vitamins C and E and risk of diabetic retinopathy in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 865-873

  Millen, Amy E ^a   Klein, Ronald ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^b   Stevens, June ^c   Palta, Mari ^a   Mares, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic retinopathy; Epidemiology; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EYE FUNDUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN INTAKE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ASCORBIC ACID; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 2442436610     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.5.865     Document Type: Article

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