Prenatal Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake and Visual Function

Handbook of Nutrition, Diet and the Eye

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 253-261

  Cartier, Chloé ^a   Saint Amour, Dave ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acuity; Development; Infant; Omega 3; Retina; Supplementation; Visual system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901204029     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-401717-7.00025-3     Document Type: Chapter

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