Prospective study of plasma carotenoids and tocopherols in relation to risk of ischemic stroke

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1584-1588

  Hak, A Elisabeth ^a,d   Ma, Jing ^a,b   Powell, Calpurnyia B ^a   Campos, Hannia ^a   Gaziano, J Michael ^b,c   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Ischemic stroke; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; TOCOPHEROL; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; VEGETABLE;

CAROTENOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIET; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOCOPHEROLS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 3042694925     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000132197.67350.bd     Document Type: Article

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