Antioxidant vitamins intake and the risk of coronary heart disease: Meta-analysis of cohort studies

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-34

  Ye, Zheng ^a   Song, Honglin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antioxidant vitamin; cohort studies; coronary heart disease; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 39349104016     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3282f11f95     Document Type: Article

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