Cod liver oil, young children, and upper respiratory tract infections

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 559-562

  Linday, Linda A ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

25 hydroxyvitamin D; Children; DHA; EPA; Fish oil; Infection; Omega 3; Vitamin A; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

COD LIVER OIL; FREE RADICAL; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; RETINOL; VITAMIN D; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; INFANT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COD LIVER OIL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; INFANT; POVERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 80054066017     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2010.10719894     Document Type: Article

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