Dietary essential fatty acids, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, and visual resolution acuity in healthy fullterm infants: A systematic review

Early Human Development

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-188

  SanGiovanni, John Paul ^a,e   Berkey, Catherine S ^a,b   Dwyer, Johanna T ^a,c,d   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e International Nutrition Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Acuity; Alpha linolenic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; Human milk; Infant; Meta analysis; Omega 3 fatty acids; Vision

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANCY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MILK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLICATION; SAMPLE; VISUAL ACUITY;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY FATS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDLINE; META-ANALYSIS; MILK, HUMAN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034162869     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(00)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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