Vitamin C deficiency and leg ulcers. A case control study;Déficit en vitamine C et ulcères de jambe. Résultats d'une enquête cas témoins

Journal des Maladies Vasculaires

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 96-99

  Lazareth, I ^a   Hubert, S ^a   Michon Pasturel, U ^a   Priollet, P ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Leg ulcers; Scurvy; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ASCORBIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG ULCER; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; SCURVY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34249693599     PISSN: 03980499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmv.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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