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(redirected from Beta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial)

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CARET
Beta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial. A multicentre prevention trial of a large cohort of persons—18,300 men and women—at increased risk of developing lung cancer, who took beta carotene and vitamin A supplements
caret
1. the symbol ^ above a number indicating the expected value or expected frequency.
2. used to indicate exponentiation in many computer languages, e.g. 100=10^2 or ten squared.
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The Beta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET), funded by the National Institutes of Health, was halted early because of this finding (SN: 1/27/96, p.
How antioxidants defend cells by Wu, Corinne / Science News
The other study, the Beta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial, or CARET, tested both beta carotene, in a dose of 30 milligrams a day, and vitamin A, in a daily dose of 25,000 international units.
BETA CAROTENE PILLS DON'T HELP, MAY HURT, NEW STUDIES INDICATE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The Beta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET) included 14,254 current and former smokers and 4,060 men exposed to asbestos.
Beta carotene prove 'no magic bullet.' (National Cancer Institute ... by Seachrist, Lisa / Science News
 
 
 
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