Plasma very long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and age-related hearing loss in older adults

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 347-351

  Dullemeijer, Carla ^a,b   Verhoef, P ^a,b   Brouwer, I A ^a,b,c   Kok, F J ^a   Brummer, R J M ^b   Durga, J ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hearing; n 3 fatty acids; n 3 PUFA; Older adults; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 77952697144     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0078-x     Document Type: Article

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