Term infant studies of DHA and ARA supplementation on neurodevelopment: Results of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 17-25

  Uauy, Ricardo ^a   Hoffman, Dennis R ^b   Mena, Patricia ^b   Llanos, Adolfo ^b   Birch, Eileen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BREAST FEEDING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPERAMENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ARTICLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); WEANING;

EID: 0242351735     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/s0022-3476(03)00398-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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