Use of Oral Vitamin C After Fractures of the Distal Radius

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1736-1738

  Shah, Apurva S ^a   Verma, Maneesh K ^a   Jebson, Peter J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARNITINE; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO; TYROSINE;

AMIDATION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRACTURE HEALING; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ASCORBIC ACID; HUMANS; RADIUS FRACTURES; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; VITAMINS;

EID: 70350532896     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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