Maternal and infant essential fatty acid status in Havana, Cuba

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 834-844

  Krasevec, Julia M ^a   Jones, Peter J ^a   Cabrera Hernandez, Alejandrina ^b   Luisa Mayer, D ^c   Connor, William E ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Instituto de Nutricion e Higiene de los Alimentos   (Cuba)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain development; Breast milk; Breast feeding; Central nervous system; Cuba; Docosahexaenoic acid; Essential fatty acids; Human milk; Infant nutrition; Maternal nutrition; n 3 fatty acids; Visual acuity; Visual development

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CUBA; ERYTHROCYTE; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036784096     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.4.834     Document Type: Article

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