A pilot randomized controlled trial to promote healthful fish consumption during pregnancy: The Food for Thought Study

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Oken, Emily ^a   Guthrie, Lauren B ^a   Bloomingdale, Arienne ^a   Platek, Deborah N ^d   Price, Sarah ^a   Haines, Jess ^a,e   Gillman, Matthew W ^a,g   Olsen, Sjurdur F ^f,g   Bellinger, David C ^c   Wright, Robert O ^b,h  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Fish; Mercury; Nutrition; Omega 3 fatty acid; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FISH; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BOSTON; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84874934929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-33     Document Type: Article

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