Micronutrient intake and the risk of herpes zoster: A case-control study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 307-314

  Thomas, Sara L ^a   Wheeler, Jeremy G ^b,c   Hall, Andrew J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Cellular immunity; Fruit; Herpes zoster; Micronutrients; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; IRON; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

DIET; DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; IMMUNE SYSTEM; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FRUIT; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS; ZINC;

HERPES ZOSTER;

EID: 33645823660     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi270     Document Type: Article

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