Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation and cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Psychopharmacology

• Publication date

  2015-06-03

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1177/0269881115587958PMID 26040902
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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