Association between antioxidant vitamins and asthma outcome measures: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 610-619

  Allen, S ^a   Britton, J R ^a   Leonardi Bee, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; RETINOL;

ASTHMA; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 67650266753     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.101469     Document Type: Article

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