Open AccessSerum Selenium Levels and All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality Among US Adults
Author(s) -
Joachim Bleys
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.74
Subject(s) - selenium , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , confidence interval , hazard ratio , cancer , population , physiology , gastroenterology , environmental health , chemistry , organic chemistry
Selenium, an essential trace element involved in defense against oxidative stress, may prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease. We evaluated the association between selenium levels and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a representative sample of US adults.
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