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RATIONAL USE OF THE VITAMINS

W. H. B.

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When, if, and how to take vitamins, what vitamins to take, whether to take pure vitamins or crude vitamin-complexes—these are only some of the questions that today must perplex the layman and indeed the physician as well, since the latter is called upon constantly to prescribe vitamins, interpret their effects, and above all to "debunk" vitamins. If we were to accept some of the more flowery claims for the vitamins that are glibly passed out to us over the radio, we might wonder how the human race ever managed to survive to see the dawn of the twentieth century with

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B. WH. RATIONAL USE OF THE VITAMINS. Ann Intern Med. ;21:913–916. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-21-5-913

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1944;21(5):913-916.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-21-5-913

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