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Vitamin C vs placebo: Duration of illness

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Vitamin C vs placebo
Duration of illness Defined as number of days until illness improved Dose: 200 mg daily and 2 g daily · children under 5 years of age and adults
Vitamin C supplementation for prevention and treatment of pneumonia (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD013134.PUB2, superseded
no estimate extracted1 study · 130 participantsVery low

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Vitamin C supplementation for prevention and treatment of pneumonia
2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

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