Vitamin C: Intravenous Use by Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioners and Adverse Effects
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Vitamin C: Intravenous Use by Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioners and Adverse Effects
BACKGROUND Anecdotal information and case reports suggest that intravenously administered vitamin C is used by Complementary and Alternate Medicine (CAM) practitioners. The scale of such use in the U.S. and associated side effects are unknown. METHODS AND FINDINGS We surveyed attendees at annual CAM Conferences in 2006 and 2008, and determined sales of intravenous vitamin C by major U.S. manu...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011414