Folate supplementation and cardiovascular disease

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9498, 2005, Pages 1679-1681

  Davey Smith, George ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; STROKE;

EID: 27744453380     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67676-3     Document Type: Note

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