A prospective cohort study of vitamins B, C, E, and multivitamin intake and endometriosis

Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-26

  Darling, Anne Marie ^a   Chavarro, Jorge E ^a,b   Malspeis, Susan ^b   Harris, Holly R ^b,c   Missmer, Stacey A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B vitamins; Diet; Endometriosis; Multivitamins; Prospective cohort; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SMOKING; STEROID METABOLISM; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 84877883934     PISSN: 22840265     EISSN: 22840273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/je.5000151     Document Type: Article

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