Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids and fish and risk of age-related hearing loss

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 416-421

  Gopinath, Bamini ^a,b   Flood, Victoria M ^c   Rochtchina, Elena ^a   McMahon, Catherine M ^d   Mitchell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESBYACUSIS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; ANIMAL; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FISH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRESBYCUSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD;

EID: 77955485956     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29370     Document Type: Article

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