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 [1]

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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.

Publication Date:

01/07/2010

Author(s): Sebastian J. Padayatty [2], Andrew Y. Sun [3], Qi Chen & et al [4]

Source: PLoS ONE [5]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/vitamin-c-intravenous-use-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-practitioners-and

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