Physical fatty acid deficiency signs in children with ADHD symptoms

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-115

  Sinn, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PALM OIL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRY SKIN; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; POLYDIPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 35148836800     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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