Menstrual discomfort in danish women reduced by dietary supplements of omega-3 PUFA and B12 (fish oil or seal oil capsules)

Nutrition Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 621-631

  Deutch, Bente ^a   Jørgensen, Eva Bonefeld ^a   Hansen, Jens C ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

B12; Dysmenorrhea; Fish oil; Menstrual pain; Seal oil

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSMENORRHEA; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0034192716     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(00)00152-4     Document Type: Article

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