Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 8-14 , January 2009

Vitamin C consumption is associated with less progression in carotid intima media thickness in elderly men: A 3-year intervention study

  • Ingrid Ellingsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Cardiology, Ullevål University Hospital, N-0047 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 22 11 79 28; fax: +47 22 11 99 75.
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  • Ingebjørg Seljeflot

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Research, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • Department of Cardiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • Harald Arnesen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • Serena Tonstad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Cardiology, Ullevål University Hospital, N-0047 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 14 September 2007 ,Revised 23 January 2008 ,Accepted 28 January 2008.

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☆ Funding source: The project was financed in part by the Norwegian Cardiovascular Council and the Norwegian Retail Company RIMI.

PII: S0939-4753(08)00022-7

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2008.01.006

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 8-14 , January 2009

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