Clinical trials and observational studies to assess the chronic disease benefits and risks of multivitamin-multimineral supplements

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Prentice, Ross L ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Multimineral; Multivitamin; Randomized controlled trial; Research needs; Study design

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; IRON; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33846042198     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.1.308s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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