Perinatal depression and omega-3 fatty acids: A Mendelian randomisation study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-131

  Sallis, Hannah ^a   Steer, Colin ^a   Paternoster, Lavinia ^a   Davey Smith, George ^a   Evans, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Depression; Mendelian randomisation; Omega 3; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLEIOTROPY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL CLASS; ADULT; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GENETICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALLELES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901650318     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.077     Document Type: Article

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