Fish, n-3 fatty acids, and cardiovascular diseases in women of reproductive age: A prospective study in a large national cohort

Hypertension

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-43

  Strøm, Marin ^a   Halldorsson, Thorhallur I ^a,b   Mortensen, Erik L ^c   Torp Pedersen, Christian ^d   Olsen, Sjurdur F ^a,e  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; epidemiology; fatty acids; follow up study; women

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISHES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655163952     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.179382     Document Type: Article

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