Vitamin/mineral supplements: Of questionable benefit for the general population

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 207-213

  McCormick, Donald B ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Micronutrients; Supplements; Trace minerals; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MINERAL; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; ZINC;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POPULATION; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MINERALS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 77954578715     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00279.x     Document Type: Review

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