Nutrition discussion forum. Vitamin C intake and susceptibility to the common cold - Invited commentaries (multiple letters) [1]

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 857-866

  Bates, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

COMMON COLD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030810378     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19970201     Document Type: Letter

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