Ascorbic acid and total vitamin C concentrations in plasma, gastric juice, and gastrointestinal mucosa: Effects of gastritis and oral supplementation

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Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-176

  Waring, A J ^a   Drake, I M ^a   Schorah, C J ^a   White, K L M ^a   Lynch, D A F ^a   Axon, A T R ^a   Dixon, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Gastric cancer; Gastritis; Helicobacter pylori; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH JUICE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0030033370     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.38.2.171     Document Type: Article

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