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This review and hypothesis paper suggests that vitamin C therapy could be helpful in the treatment of respiratory infections, particularly when targeted to people with hypovitaminosis C.

Comment: This raises the question, should vitamin C therapy be delayed until tests for hypovitaminosis C have been completed? Should vitamin C therapy be stopped in plasma vitamin C levels come back normal?



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