Influence of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on infant cognitive function

Lipids

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 973-980

  Willatts, P ^a   Forsyth, J S ^a   DiModugno, M K ^a   Varma, S ^a   Colvin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH CURVE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031771389     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-998-0294-7     Document Type: Article

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