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Studies in Humans

Relating fatty acid composition in human fingertip blood to age, gender, nationality and n-3 supplementation in the Scandinavian population

Linda C. SagaDepartment of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristian Hovde LilandDepartment of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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Rune Bang LeistadSt. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Arne ReimersSt. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Elling-Olav RukkeDepartment of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
Pages 790-795 | Published online: 23 Apr 2012

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