Vitamin E supplementation and pneumonia risk in males who initiated smoking at an early age: Effect modification by body weight and dietary vitamin C

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Hemilä, Harri ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FINLAND; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VITAMIN E;

EID: 57749180617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-7-33     Document Type: Article

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