Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 12 , Pages 1207-1211 , December 1999

Serum Ascorbic Acid and Other Correlates of Self-Reported Cataract Among Older Americans

  • Joel A Simon

      Affiliations

    • General Internal Medicine Section, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, and University of California, San Francisco, CA USA
    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Dr. Joel A. Simon, General Internal Medicine Section (111A1), San Francisco VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121.
    • ,
  • Esther S Hudes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA USA

,Accepted 7 May 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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