Vitamin C and blood pressure - an overview

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 343-350

  Ness, A R ^a   Chee, D ^b   Elliott, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Systematic reviews; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030822898     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000423     Document Type: Article

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