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The history of scurvy and vitamin C

by Kenneth J. Carpenter

1986 288 pages eng

Comprehensive account of one of the diseases - scurvy - which had most significant effects on the history of travel and exploration. Information is investigated on an historical basis, beginning in the middle ages and finishing with a discussion of recent mega-vitamin contentions. Includes a chapter…

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