Dysmenorrhea correlated with low intake of omega-3 fatty acids;MENSTRUATIONSSMERTER OG LAVT INDTAG AF N-3-FEDTSYRER

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 158, Issue 29, 1996, Pages 4195-4198

  Deutch, Bente ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; DENMARK; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY FATS; DYSMENORRHEA; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0029901214     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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