DHA in pregnant and lactating women from Coastland, Lakeland, and Inland areas of China: Results of a DHA Evaluation in Women (DEW) study

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 8723-8732

  Li, You ^a   Li, Hong tian ^a   Trasande, Leonardo ^b   Ge, Hua ^c   Yu, Li xia ^d   Xu, Gao sheng ^e   Bai, Man xi ^f   Liu, Jian meng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (China)

^d Women and Children's Hospital of Weihai   (China)

^e Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital   (China)

^f Wyeth Nutrition Science Center   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation; Docosahexaenoic acid; Erythrocyte; Lactating women; Plasma; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; LAKE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SEA; SEA FOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; CHINA; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LACTATION; LAKES; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEAFOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945136936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7105428     Document Type: Article

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