Fish consumption and coronary heart disease mortality. A systematic review of prospective cohort studies

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 585-590

  Marckmann, P ^a   Gronbaek M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diet; Epidemiology; Fish oil; n 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FISH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY;

EID: 0032818324     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600832     Document Type: Article

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