Is plasma vitamin C an appropriate biomarker of vitamin C intake? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Dehghan, Mahshid ^a   Akhtar Danesh, Noori ^b   McMillan, Catherine R ^c   Thabane, Lehana ^b,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ANTIOXIDANT;

CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMBASE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; BLOOD; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 38349036270     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-6-41     Document Type: Review

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