Vitamin C status of a campus population: College students get a C minus

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 209-213

  Johnston, Carol S ^a   Elizabeth Solomon, R ^a   Corte, Corinne ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Fruits; Vegetables; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242569098     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448489809600224     Document Type: Article

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