Reference values for alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene in the Whitehall II Study.

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Published in Free Radic Res on August 01, 1997

Authors

N C Armstrong1, G Paganga, E Brunner, N J Miller, K Nanchahal, M Shipley, C A Rice-Evans, M G Marmot, A T Diplock

Author Affiliations

1: International Antioxidant Research Centre, UMDS-Guy's Hospital, London.

Associated clinical trials:

Whitehall II - Social and Occupational Influences On Health and Illness | NCT00005680

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