Vitamin C: the known and the unknown and Goldilocks.

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Published in Oral Dis on April 14, 2016

Authors

S J Padayatty1, M Levine1

Author Affiliations

1: Molecular and Clinical Nutrition Section, Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Can Vitamin C Reduce the Risk of Postoperative Shoulder Stiffness? (VitC) | NCT04472000

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