Low serum lycopene and β-carotene increase risk of acute myocardial infarction in men

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 835-840

  Karppi, Jouni ^a   Laukkanen, Jari A ^a,b   Mäkikallio, Timo H ^c   Kurl, Sudhir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84870561250     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr174     Document Type: Article

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