What is the evidence that vitamin C supplements lower blood pressure?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 997-998

  Newberry, Sydne Jennifer ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; DIURETIC AGENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84860273216     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.037663     Document Type: Editorial

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