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Vitamin C in Health and Disease

Samer A. Bsoul, Geza T. Terezhalmy

Citation Information : Bsoul SA, Terezhalmy GT. Vitamin C in Health and Disease. J Contemp Dent Pract 2004; 5 (2):1-13.

DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-5-2-1

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Published Online: 01-02-2006

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Bsoul SA, Terezhalmy GT. Vitamin C in Health and Disease. J Contemp Dent Pract 2004 May;(5)2:001-013.


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