Vitamin C status and respiratory function

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 573-579

  Ness, A R ^a   Khaw, K T ^b   Bingham, S ^c   Day, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1); Forced vital capacity (FVC); Plasma vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VITAL CAPACITY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0029778773     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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