Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 128-132 , January 2010

Combined inhalational and oral supplementation of ascorbic acid may prevent influenza pandemic emergency: A hypothesis

Received 9 September 2009 ,Accepted 16 September 2009.

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Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 128-132 , January 2010

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