Omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: New recommendations from the American Heart Association

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-152

  Kris Etherton, Penny M ^a   Harris, William S ^a   Appel, Lawrence J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FISH; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FISHES; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PLANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037324442     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000057393.97337.AE     Document Type: Editorial

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