Reduction in behavior problems with omega-3 supplementation in children aged 8-16 years: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, stratified, parallel-group trial

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 509-520

  Raine, Adrian ^a   Portnoy, Jill ^a   Liu, Jianghong ^a   Mahoomed, Tashneem ^b   Hibbeln, Joseph R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Joint Child Health Project   (Mauritius)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; externalizing; internalizing; Omega 3; randomized trial

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926480609     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12314     Document Type: Article

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