Docosahexaenoic Acid and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants.

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Abstract

Studies in animals and in humans have suggested that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, might reduce the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, but appropriately designed trials are lacking.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): N. Engl. J. Med.

Title: The New England journal of medicine

Publisher: New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

ISSN (Electronic): 1533-4406

ISSN (Print): 0028-4793

Publication date (Electronic): March 30 2017

Volume: 376

Issue: 13

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[1 ] From Healthy Mothers, Babies, and Children, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (C.T.C., M.M., A.J.M., R.A.G.), the Schools of Medicine (C.T.C., M.M., A.J.M., M.J.S.), Public Health (T.R.S.), and Agriculture, Food, and Wine (R.A.G.) and the Robinson Research Institute (M.J.S.), University of Adelaide, the Department of Neonatal Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital (A.J.M., M.J.S.), and the School of Medicine (S.A.M.), Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, the Newborn Research Centre, Royal Women's Hospital (P.G.D., M.T.), University of Melbourne (P.G.D., M.T.), Murdoch Children's Research Institute (M.T.), the Department of Paediatrics, Mercy Hospital for Women (G.F.O., J.H.), the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University and Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital (K.T.), Melbourne, VIC, the Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney (K.S.), School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales (K.L., J.S.), and Newborn Care, Royal Hospital for Women (S.B.), Sydney, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, John Hunter Children's Hospital and School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (J.T.), the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, NSW (J.S., I.R.C.), the Department of Newborn Medicine, Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, University of Western Australia, Perth (K.S.), and Newborn Services, Mater Misericordiae, and Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane (H.G.L.) - all in Australia; the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Wellington (M.J.B.), the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton (D.L.H.), and Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland (D.L.H.) - all in New Zealand; and the Department of Neonatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital (V.S.R., M.-C.C., P.A.J.), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (V.S.R., M.-C.C.), and Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School (V.S.R., M.-C.C.) - all in Singapore.

Article

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1611942

PubMed ID: 28355511

SO-VID: 85ff1301-8ddc-4639-bf30-e41e0699fc08

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