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Association of whole blood n-6 fatty acids with stunting in 2-to-6-year-old Northern Ghanaian children: A cross-sectional study

In Northern Ghana, 33% of children are stunted due to economic disparities. Dietary fatty acids (FA) are critical for growth, but whether blood FA levels are adequate in Ghanaian children is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the association between whole blood FAs and growth para...

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Autores principales: Adjepong, Mary, Pickens, C. Austin, Jain, Raghav, Harris, William S., Annan, Reginald A., Fenton, Jenifer I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5832227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29494645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193301