Scurvy: Past, present and future

This study outlines the major landmarks in the research on scurvy and its relationship to vitamin C. A thorough search including original manuscripts, books and contemporary reviews published in PubMed was conducted using as keywords “scurvy”, “vitamin C”, and “history of medicine”. Observations on...

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Published in:European journal of internal medicine 2011-04, Vol.22 (2), p.147-152
Main Authors: Magiorkinis, Emmanuil, Beloukas, Apostolos, Diamantis, Aristidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ascorbic acid
Beverages
Citrus
History of medicine
History, 15th Century
History, 16th Century
History, Ancient
Humans
Internal Medicine
Lind James
Naval medicine
Naval Medicine - history
Scurvy
Scurvy - diet therapy
Scurvy - etiology
Scurvy - history
Szent-Gyorgyi Albert
Vitamin C
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