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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Vitamin C Deficiency. Oct 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at TMC - Scurvy in an Adolescent: A Case Report (PDF). Jul 02, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Does vitamin C deficiency affect cognitive development and function? (PDF). Jan 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Jefferson Digital Commons - Scurvy: A Rare Disease or a Rare Diagnosis? (PDF). Dec 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Patient - Vitamin C deficiency. Sep 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Scurvy. Jun 28, 2025
Add new Web site: Biomed Central - Journal of Medical Case Reports - Scurvy may occur even in children with no underlying risk factors: a case report. Sep 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Pediatrics - Scurvy: A New Old Cause of Skeletal Pain in Young Children. Jul 25, 2024
Add new Web site: DermNet - Scurvy. May 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Medscape - Scurvy. Feb 19, 2024
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Version - Vitamin C Deficiency. Oct 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Could You Have a Vitamin C Deficiency? 10 Symptoms to Watch For. Apr 07, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - What to Know About Scurvy. Feb 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Scurvy. Dec 27, 2022
Add new Web site: Healthline - All About Scurvy. Nov 17, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Vitamin C Deficiency. Aug 31, 2022
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Apr 05, 2017
Added information on early evidence for scurvy in ancient skeletal remains of children. Feb 05, 2016
Add new Web site: NHS Choices - Scurvy. Mar 17, 2014
Added new Web site: Health A to Z - Scurvy. Sep 30, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Food - Vitamin C Deficiency. Jun 30, 2008
Article revised. Jun 16, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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