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Data on women's health discussed by M. Vaneijsden and colleagues

Published in Drug Law Weekly, August 11th, 2009

"Ethnicity-related differences in maternal n-3 and n-6 fatty acid status may be relevant to ethnic disparities in birth outcomes observed worldwide. The present study explored differences in early pregnancy n-3 and n-6 fatty acid composition of maternal plasma phospholipids between Dutch and ethnic minority pregnant women in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with a focus on the major functional fatty acids EPA (20: 5n-3), DHA (22:6n-3), dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA; 20: 3n-6) and arachidonic acid (AA; 20:4n-6)," researchers in Amsterdam, Netherlands report.

"Data were derived from the Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) cohort (inclusion January 2003 to...

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