Omega-3 fatty acid prevents heart rate variability reductions associated with particulate matter

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1534-1540

  Romieu, Isabelle ^a   Téllez Rojo, Martha Maria ^a   Lazo, Mariana ^a   Manzano Patiño, Abigail ^a   Cortez Lugo, Marlene ^a   Julien, Pierre ^a   Bélanger, Marie Claire ^a   Hernandez Avila, Mauricio ^a   Holguin, Fernando ^a  

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Author keywords

Elderly; Heart rate variability; Mexico; Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SOYBEAN OIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RR INTERVAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; NURSING HOMES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOYBEAN OIL; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 30444453850     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200503-372OC     Document Type: Article

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