Bacterial vaginosis is associated with variation in dietary indices

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1698-1704

  Thoma, Marie E ^a   Klebanoff, Mark A ^a,e   Rovner, Alisha J ^a   Nansel, Tonja R ^a   Neggers, Yasmin ^b   Andrews, William W ^c   Schwebke, Jane R ^d  

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

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HEALTHY EATING INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052599850     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.140541     Document Type: Article

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