The basis of recommendations for docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acids in infant formula: Absolute or relative standards? [1]

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1802-1803

  Muskiet, Frits A J ^a   Kuipers, Remko S ^a   Smit, Ella N ^a   Joordens, Joséphine C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST MILK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; LETTER; LIPID COMPOSITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36849083446     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.6.1802     Document Type: Letter

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