Plasma omega-3 and psychological distress among Nunavik Inuit (Canada)

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-278

  Lucas, Michel ^a   Dewailly, Éric ^a   Blanchet, Carole ^a   Gingras, Suzanne ^a   Holub, Bruce J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Inuit; Omega 3 fatty acids; Plasma phospholipids; Psychological distress; Women

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67349199121     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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