Plasma carotenoid concentrations in relations to acute respiratory infections in elderly people

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-118

  van der Horst Graat, Judith M ^a   Kok, Frans J ^a   Schouten, Evert G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Carotenoids; Elderly people

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ALPHA-CAROTENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF REPORT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HOSPITALIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUTEIN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 3142559863     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041155     Document Type: Article

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