Antioxidant supplements and mortality [1]

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 400-

  Albanes, Demetrius ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; NOTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEATH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK;

EID: 34547226873     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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