Health benefits of marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 22-28

  Harris, Kristina A ^b   Hill, Alison M ^b   Kris Etherton, Penny M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; CVD; Diet; Exercise; Fish oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649311978     PISSN: 10915397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/FIT.0b013e3181cff40f     Document Type: Article

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