Fish consumption and polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to psychological distress

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 494-503

  Suominen Taipale, Anna Liisa ^a,b   Turunen, Anu W ^a   Partonen, Timo ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,c   Männistö, Satu ^a   Montonen, Jukka ^a   Jula, Antti ^a   Tiittanen, Pekka ^a   Verkasalo, Pia K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fish consumption; Mental well being; National survey; Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

DATA SET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATTY ACID; FISH; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERUM; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAFOOD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952739574     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp386     Document Type: Article

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