Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 83, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , July 2010

Fish consumption, not fatty acid status, is related to quality of life in a healthy population

  • O.J.G. Schiepers

      Affiliations

    • School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS)/European Graduate School for Neuroscience (EURON), Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31433881027; fax: +31433884092.
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  • R.H.M. de Groot

      Affiliations

    • School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS)/European Graduate School for Neuroscience (EURON), Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • AZIRE Research Institute, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • J. Jolles

      Affiliations

    • School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS)/European Graduate School for Neuroscience (EURON), Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • AZIRE Research Institute, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • M.P.J. van Boxtel

      Affiliations

    • School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS)/European Graduate School for Neuroscience (EURON), Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

Received 20 May 2009 ,Revised 30 September 2009 ,Accepted 12 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.02.030

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Volume 83, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , July 2010

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