Multivitamin-multimineral supplementation and mortality: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 437-444

  Macpherson, Helen ^a   Pipingas, Andrew ^a   Pase, Matthew P ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECONDARY PREVENTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MINERALS; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; VITAMINS;

EID: 84873382367     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.049304     Document Type: Article

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