Cod liver oil intake and incidence of asthma in Norwegian adults - The HUNT study

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-30

  Mai, Xiao Mei ^a   Langhammer, Arnulf ^a   Chen, Yue ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COD LIVER OIL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84871375112     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202061     Document Type: Article

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