Serum concentrations of antioxidant vitamins and carotenoids are low in individuals with a history of attempted suicide

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Li, Yanfeng ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Attempted suicide; Carotenoids; NHANES; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; COTININE; LYCOPENE; VITAMIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; AVITAMINOSIS; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POVERTY; REFERENCE VALUES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VITAMINS;

EID: 34247603971     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: 14768305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10284150701250747     Document Type: Article

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