Vitamin C intake and susceptibility to the common cold

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-72

  Hemilä, Harri ^a  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Common cold; Controlled trials; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030981215     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114500002889     Document Type: Article

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