Fish intake or omega-3 fatty acids: Greater than the sum of all parts?

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 891-894

  Kiefte De Jong, Jessica C ^a   Chowdhury, Rajiv ^b   Franco, Oscar H ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FISH MEAT; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; ARTICLE; DIET; METHODOLOGY; SEA FOOD; STATISTICS;

DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; SEAFOOD; STROKE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875771008     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9757-8     Document Type: Note

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