Vitamin C may affect lung infections

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 495-498

  Hemilä, Harri ^a   Louhiala, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG INFECTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SCURVY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 37249079277     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.100.11.495     Document Type: Review

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