Highly unsaturated n-3 fatty acids status of canadian inuit: International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey, 2007-2008

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 498-510

  Zhou, Yuan E ^a   Kubow, Stan ^a   Egeland, Grace M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; HUFA n 3 status; International polar year; Inuit health survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84455171253     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v70i5.17864     Document Type: Article

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