Reference values of whole-blood fatty acids by age and sex from European children aged 3-8 years

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages S86-S98

  Wolters, M ^a   Schlenz, H ^a   Foraita, R ^a   Galli, C ^b   Rise P ^b   Moreno, L A ^c   Molnar D ^d   Russo, P ^e   Veidebaum, T ^f   Tornaritis, M ^g   Vyncke, K ^h   Eiben, G ⁱ   Iacoviello, L ^j,k   Ahrens, W ^a,l  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^g Research and Education Institute of Child Health   (Cyprus)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

ⁱ QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^j IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^k Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Epidemiology   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID; LIPID;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; BLOOD; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; LIPID METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84930809744     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.139     Document Type: Article

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