Plasma n-3 fatty acids and psychological distress in aboriginal Cree Indians (Canada)

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2343-2351

  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

Cree Indians; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; N 3 fatty acids; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949121450     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009004935     Document Type: Article

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