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Comment
. 2025 Nov 19:12:1654402.
doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1654402. eCollection 2025.

Commentary: The association between serum vitamin C levels and respiratory infections in children and adolescents

Mei Zhaojun  1   2   3 , Long Yang  1   2   3 , Xie Wanyu  1   2   3 , Li Jingjing  1   2   3
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Commentary: The association between serum vitamin C levels and respiratory infections in children and adolescents

Mei Zhaojun et al. Front Nutr. .
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Keywords: adolescents; children; commentary; respiratory infections; serum vitamin C.

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