Scurvy as the tip of the iceberg

• Main Authors: Sarah Hasan Al-Breiki (Author), Nasser Multlaq Al-Zoabi (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Scurvy is thought to be a disease of the past that has long been forgotten. Historically, James Lind, a Scottish physician, wconducted the first ever clinical trial in an attempt to find a cure for scurvy in sailors in 1746, and found out that citrus fruits helped cure the disease (Carpenter, 1785)....