Association between a Mediterranean-type diet and risk of preterm birth among Danish women: A prospective cohort study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-330

  Mikkelsen, Tina B ^a,c   Østerdal, Marie Louise ^a   Knudsen, Vibeke K ^a   Haugen, Margaretha ^b   Meltzer, Helle M ^b   Bakketeig, Leiv ^b   Olsen, Sjurdur F ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Danish National Birth Cohort; Mediterranean diet; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; RAPESEED OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NETHERLANDS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39849091345     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340801899347     Document Type: Article

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