“…Ten studies were designed as randomized controlled trials [ 33 , 34 , 38 , 40 , 46 , 47 , 48 ]. Fourteen trials concerned intravenous vitamin C supplementation [ 32 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 50 ]. Of the 19 trials, six were performed in Iran [ 33 , 35 , 38 , 43 , 46 ], four in the USA [ 34 , 39 , 41 , 47 ], four in China [ 36 , 48 , 49 , 50 ], two in Turkey [ 44 , 45 ] and one in each of the following countries: Saudi Arabia [ 32 ], Pakistan [ 40 ] and Greece [ 37 ].…”