Effect of vitamin C on frequency of reflex sympathetic dystrophy in wrist fractures: A randomised trial

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9195, 1999, Pages 2025-2028

  Zollinger, Paul E ^a   Tuinebreijer, Wim E ^b   Kreis, Robert W ^c   Breederveld, Roelf S ^b  

^a LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 0033547657     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)03059-7     Document Type: Article

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