Vitamin C supplementation and common cold symptoms: Problems with inaccurate reviews

Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 804-809

  Hemilä, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

ascorbic acid; clinical trials; common cold; rhinovirus; therapy; upper respiratory infections

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 0030294137     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(96)00223-7     Document Type: Review

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