The effects of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on infant attention and cognitive behaviour

International Congress and Symposium Series - Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn , Issue 215, 1996, Pages 57-70

  Willatts, P ^a   Forsyth, J S ^a   Dimodugno, M K ^a   Varma, S ^a   Colvin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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