Maternal n-3, n-6, and trans fatty acid profile early in pregnancy and term birth weight: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 887-895

  Van Eijsden, Manon ^a,b   Hornstra, Gerard ^c   Van Der Wal, Marcel F ^a   Vrijkotte, Tanja G M ^b   Bonsel, Gouke J ^b,d  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELAIDIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; TRANS FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 42249093521     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.4.887     Document Type: Article

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