Dietary intake of selected nutrients affects bacterial vaginosis in women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2128-2133

  Neggers, Yasmin H ^a   Nansel, Tonja R ^d   Andrews, William W ^b   Schwebke, Jane R ^c   Yu, Kai Fun ^d   Goldenberg, Robert L ^e   Klebanoff, Mark A ^d  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c and Clinical Center   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRIENT; PH MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548416323     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.9.2128     Document Type: Article

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