Status of polyunsaturated fatty acids in serum of persons aged 10-72 in Nepal

Nutrition Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-21

  Hirai, Kazuko ^a   Takagi, Eriko ^b   Okuno, Yoshinobu ^c   Nagata, Kumiko ^d   Tamura, Toshihide ^d   Rai, Shiva K ^e   Shrestha, Mathura P ^f  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b Osaka Shin Ai Junior College   (Japan)

^c OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^f TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Monounsaturated fatty acids; Nepalese; Serum essential fatty acids

Indexed keywords

MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030058126     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0271-5317(95)02055-1     Document Type: Article

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