Good nutrition matters: Hypovitaminosis C associated with depressed mood and poor wound healing

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1362, 2012, Pages 107-109

  Carr, Anitra C ^a   Vissers, Margreet C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; MOOD; NUTRITION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84866924537     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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