Modification of the effect of vitamin e supplementation on the mortality of male smokers by age and dietary vitamin C

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 946-953

  Hemilä, Harri ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Oxidative stress; Population characteristics; Randomized controlled trial; Smoking; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANT; CANCER; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORTALITY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATION; SMOKING; SURVIVAL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SMOKING; VITAMIN E;

EID: 63649115893     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn413     Document Type: Article

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