Hypovitaminosis C in Surgical Patients: an Under-recognized but Modifiable Risk Factor for Worse Outcomes? A Single-Institution Prospective Study
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Published:2023-04-20
Issue:9
Volume:27
Page:1941-1943
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ISSN:1091-255X
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Container-title:Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Gastrointest Surg
Author:
Tan Marcus C. B.ORCID,
Idrees Kamran,
Zhang Kevin S.,
Ye Fei,
Morton Colleen T.,
McEvoy Matthew D.
Funder
Vanderbilt University
Subject
Gastroenterology,Surgery
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