Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 15971944.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1160577.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
Whether vitamin C has an effect on the common cold has been a subject of controversy for at least 60 years. What does the evidence show?
Medical subject headings
- Ascorbic Acid
- Common Cold