Prevalence and risk factors for vitamin C deficiency in north and south India: a two centre population based study in people aged 60 years and over.

Prevalence and risk factors for vitamin C deficiency in north and south India: a two centre population based study in people aged 60 years and over.

Studies from the UK and North America have reported vitamin C deficiency in around 1 in 5 men and 1 in 9 women in low income groups. There are few data on vitamin C deficiency in resource poor countries.To investigate the prevalence of vitamin C deficiency in India.We carried out a population-based...

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Main Authors: Ravilla D Ravindran, Praveen Vashist, Sanjeev K Gupta, Ian S Young, Giovanni Maraini, Monica Camparini, R Jayanthi, Neena John, Kathryn E Fitzpatrick, Usha Chakravarthy, Thulasiraj D Ravilla, Astrid E Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3232233?pdf=render

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