Toenail Selenium and Cardiovascular Disease in Men with Diabetes

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 250-256

  Rajpathak, Swapnil ^a   Rimm, Eric ^a,b   Hu, Frank ^a,b   Morris, J Steven ^c  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Toenail selenium

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAILS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELENIUM;

EID: 27744461116     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2005.10719472     Document Type: Article

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