Vitamin e intake and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A pooled analysis of data from 5 prospective cohort studies

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 595-602

  Wang, Hao ^a   O'Reilly, Éilis J ^a   Weisskopf, Marc G ^a   Logroscino, Giancarlo ^a   McCullough, Marjorie L ^a   Schatzkiny, Arthur ^a   Kolonel, Laurence N ^a   Ascherio, Alberto ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Antioxidants; Cohort studies; Diet; Vitamin e

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIOXIDANT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN; CANCER; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN INTAKE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79954569513     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq416     Document Type: Article

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