Vitamin C Supplements and Disease—Counterpoint

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 112-113

  Herbert, Victor ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRIC ION; FERRITIN; FERROUS ION; FREE RADICAL; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; IRON; OXALIC ACID; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARCINOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATARACTOGENESIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 0028938310     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1995.10718481     Document Type: Editorial

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