Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements and cognitive decline: Singapore longitudinal aging studies

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-35

  Gao, Q ^a   Niti, M ^a   Feng, L ^a   Yap, K B ^a,b   Ng, Tze Pin ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

chinese; cognition; dementia; Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid; supplements

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FISH; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; SMOKING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 85027924100     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0010-z     Document Type: Article

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