Omega-3 EPA/DHA and the major dietary deficiency in the Western diet

Cereal Foods World

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 264-267

  Lucas, I ^a  

^a Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited   (Canada)

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OMEGA-3;

CEREAL PRODUCTS;

EID: 33750284256     PISSN: 01466283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CFW-51-0264     Document Type: Review

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