Early ascorbic acid depletion is related to the severity of acute pancreatitis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1296-1301

  Bonham, M J D ^a   Abu Zidan, F M ^a   Simovic, M O ^b   Sluis, K B ^b   Wilkinson, A ^a   Winterbourn, C C ^a   Windsor, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ASCORBIC ACID;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032868322     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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