Maternal fish consumption benefits children's development

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9561, 2007, Pages 537-538

  Myers, Gary J ^a   Davidson, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846921029     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60248-7     Document Type: Note

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