Dietary vitamin C, beta-carotene and 30-year risk of stroke: Results from the western electric study

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 69-77

  Daviglus, Martha L ^a   Orencia, Anthony J ^b   Dyer, Alan R ^a   Liu, Kiang ^a   Morris, Douglas K ^a   Persky, Victoria ^c   Chavezc, Noel ^c   Goldberg, Jack ^c   Drum, Melinda ^c   Shekelle, Richard B ^d   Stander, Jeremiah ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Antioxidants; Diet; Health Care Financing; Population study; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 8044219687     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109673     Document Type: Article

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