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Scurvy: When it is a Forgotten Illness the Surgery Makes the Diagnosis
BACKGROUND: Unlike most of animal species, human beings lack the enzymatic process for the conversion of glucose to ascorbic acid (vitaminC), and therefore getting the vitamin from food sources is essential. The association of the various signs caused by a deficiency of vitamin C is called scurvy or...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Bentham Open
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721314/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29290869 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001711011314 |