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T1  - Vitamin C and the common cold 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/223363 
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A1  - Hemilä, Harri 
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Y1  - 1992 
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AB  - The effect of vitamin C on the common cold has been the subject of several studies. These studies do not support a considerable decrease in the incidence of the common cold with supplemental vitamin C. However, vitamin C has consistently decreased the duration of cold episodes and the severity of symptoms. The benefits that have been observed in different studies show a large variation and, therefore, the clinical significance may not be clearly inferred from them. The biochemical explanation fo... 
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KW  - INFECTION; NEUTROPHILS; SUPEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; DEFICIENT GUINEA-PIGS; HUMAN-BLOOD PLASMA; ASCORBIC-ACID; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES; RHINOVIRUS COLDS; HUMAN-NEUTROPHILS; TUBULIN TYROSINOLATION; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; EPITHELIAL-CELLS; OXYGEN RADICALS; 416 Food Science 
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