Association between folate status, diabetes, antihypertensive medication and age-related cataracts in elderly Taiwanese

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 304-310

  Chen, Kuan Ju ^a   Pan, W H ^b,c   Huang, C J ^b   Lin, Bi Fong ^b  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cataract; diastolic blood pressure; Elderly Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (1999 2000); Folate

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATARACT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

EID: 79954417079     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0282-8     Document Type: Article

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