Long chain omega-3 fatty acids intake, fish consumption and mental disorders in the SUN cohort study

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 337-346

  Sanchez Villegas, Almudena ^a,b   Henríquez, Patricia ^a   Figueiras, Adolfo ^c   Ortuño, Felipe ^b   Lahortiga, Francisca ^b   Martínez González, Miguel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Fish; Mental disorder; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY; FISH; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSION; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SEAFOOD;

EID: 34548392675     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-007-0671-x     Document Type: Article

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