Open AccessSelenium and Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s) -
F.J. Kok,
Albert Hofman,
Jan P. Vandenbroucke,
H. A. Valkenburg
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/14.2.335
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , selenium , intensive care medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry
Below we outline a study on the effects of low selenium (Se) status on cardiovascular mortality, incidence of myocardial infarction, and atherosclerosis, which will take place in the Netherlands from 1985 to 1988. As serum Se levels in the Netherlands vary from 60 to 130 jig/1 in healthy subjects, this study may provide insight into the shape of the 'selenium-cardiovascular disease' risk curve. The objectives of the study are:
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