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Multiple organ dysfunction dramatically improving with the infusion of vitamin C: more support for the persistence of scurvy in our “welfare” society

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  1. Service de Reanimation Medicale, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Avenue Moliere, Strasbourg Cedex, 67098, France

    F. Schneider

  2. Service de Medecine Interne, Hôpital d’Altkirch, 68134, Altkirch, France

    P. Kieffer, P. Thannberger, J. M. Wilhelm & C. Kieffer

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Schneider, F., Kieffer, P., Thannberger, P. et al. Multiple organ dysfunction dramatically improving with the infusion of vitamin C: more support for the persistence of scurvy in our “welfare” society. Intensive Care Med 27, 448 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340000830

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