Women's awareness of the importance of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid consumption during pregnancy: Knowledge of risks, benefits and information accessibility

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 562-569

  Sinikovic, Danka S ^a   Yeatman, Heather R ^a   Cameron, Deborah ^b   Meyer, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food safety; Nutrition; Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Pregnancy; Pregnant women's knowledge; Risks and benefits

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN OMEGA 3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; MERCURY; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; PREGNANCY; RISK; SEA FOOD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK; SEAFOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 65449170766     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008002425     Document Type: Article

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