Oral Contraceptive Use, Micronutrient Deficiency, and Obesity among Premenopausal Females in Korea: The Necessity of Dietary Supplements and Food Intake Improvement

Boyoung Park; Jeongseon Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158177

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Oral Contraceptive Use, Micronutrient Deficiency, and Obesity among Premenopausal Females in Korea: The Necessity of Dietary Supplements and Food Intake Improvement

Boyoung Park,

Affiliations Department of Cancer Control and Policy, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea, Cancer Early Detection Branch, Division of Cancer Management Policy, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea
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Jeongseon Kim

* E-mail: jskim@ncc.re.kr

Affiliations Department of Cancer Control and Policy, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea, Molecular Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea
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Oral Contraceptive Use, Micronutrient Deficiency, and Obesity among Premenopausal Females in Korea: The Necessity of Dietary Supplements and Food Intake Improvement

Boyoung Park,
Jeongseon Kim

Published: June 27, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158177

About the Authors

Boyoung Park

Affiliations Department of Cancer Control and Policy, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea, Cancer Early Detection Branch, Division of Cancer Management Policy, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea

Jeongseon Kim

* E-mail: jskim@ncc.re.kr

Affiliations Department of Cancer Control and Policy, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea, Molecular Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BP JK. Performed the experiments: BP. Analyzed the data: BP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JK. Wrote the paper: BP JK.

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