Vitamin C Deficiency in a University Teaching Hospital

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 428-433

  Gan, Runye ^a   Hoffer, L John ^a   Eintracht, Shaun ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Scurvy; Supplementation; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; VITAMIN; ALBUMIN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; VITAMINS;

EID: 58149386688     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719721     Document Type: Article

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