CellWell record HH-18436
The clinical effects of vitamin C supplementation in elderly hospitalised patients with acute respiratory infections.
Hunt C; Chakravorty NK; Annan G; Habibzadeh N; Schorah CJ
International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition ยท 1994
In plain language
In 57 elderly hospital patients with respiratory infections, 200 mg of daily vitamin C raised blood and white blood cell vitamin C levels and was linked to better symptom scores than placebo, especially in the sickest patients.
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