Diet, vegetarianism, and cataract risk

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1128-1135

  Appleby, Paul N ^a,b   Allen, Naomi E ^a   Key, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR; VEGETARIAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CATARACT; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEAT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955373383     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.004028     Document Type: Article

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