Scurvy: Historical review and current diagnostic approach

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 328-332

  Pimentel, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ED evaluation; Scurvy; Vitamin deficiency

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BLOOD DYSCRASIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECCHYMOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; NEGRO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCURVY; VASCULITIS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0043074886     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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