Effect of dietary intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids on severity of asthma in children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 361-365

  Hodge, L ^a,c   Salome, C M ^b   Hughes, J M ^b   Liu Brennan, D ^a   Rimmer, J ^a   Allman, M ^b   Pang, D ^b   Armour, C ^b   Woolcock, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diet; Omega 3 fatty acids; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM;

ASTHMA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; DIETARY FATS; EOSINOPHILS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MONOCYTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0031911451     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11020361     Document Type: Article

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