Dietary intake of carotenoids and retinol and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in Italy

Free Radical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 659-664

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Gallus, Silvano ^a   Negri, Eva ^a   Parpinel, Maria ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Lycopene; Myocardial infarction; Retinol; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COFFEE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTENOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 33744793244     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760600615649     Document Type: Article

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