A randomized trial of visual attention of preterm infants fed docosahexaenoic acid until nine months

Lipids

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-97

  Werkman, Susan H ^a   Carlson, Susan E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Newborn Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0030063612     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02522417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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