Higher dose of docosahexaenoic acid in the neonatal period improves visual acuity of preterm infants: Results of a randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1049-1056

  Smithers, Lisa G ^a,b,c   Gibson, Robert A ^a,b,d   McPhee, Andrew ^a   Makrides, Maria ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e Women's and Children's Health Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PREMATURITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 53849097712     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.4.1049     Document Type: Article

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