Natural vitamins may be superior to synthetic ones

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 461-469

  Thiel, R J ^a  

^a Doctors' Research Inc California   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033638365     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2000.1090     Document Type: Article

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