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Is plasma vitamin C an appropriate biomarker of vitamin C intake? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mahshid Dehghan1 email, Noori Akhtar-Danesh2,3 email, Catherine R McMillan4 email and Lehana Thabane3,5 email

Population Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Division of Plastic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada

Centre for Evaluation of Medicines, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada

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Nutrition Journal 2007, 6:41doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-41

Published: 13 November 2007

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Additional file 1:

Description of studies included in meta-analysis. Studies that reported the correlation coefficient between dietary intake of vitamin C measured by dietary assessment tools and plasma level of vitamin C.

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Additional file 2:

Summary of blood collection and analytical methods. Description of blood collection and analytical method for studies that reported the correlation coefficient between dietary intake of vitamin C measured by dietary assessment tools and plasma level of vitamin C.

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