Diet and cataract: the Blue Mountains Eye Study

Date

2000

Authors

Cumming, Robert (Bob)
Mitchell, Paul
Smith, Wayne

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Elsevier

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Purpose: To investigate relationships between a wide range of macro- and micronutrients, including antioxidant vitamins, and the three main types of cataract in older people. Design: Population-based cross-sectional study. Participants: Two thousand nine

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Keywords: antioxidant; ascorbic acid; calcium; nicotinic acid; polyunsaturated fatty acid; retinol; riboflavin; thiamine; trace element; vitamin; zinc; adult; aged; article; Australia; cataract; controlled study; diet; eye photography; fat intake; female; human; ma

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Ophthalmology

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