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Lewin GA, Schachter HM, Yuen D, et al. Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Child and Maternal Health. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2005 Aug. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 118.)
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| AA (20:4 n-6) | Arachidonic acid |
| ACP | Teller Acuity Card Procedure |
| AE | adverse effects |
| AGA | Adequate for gestational age |
| AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research Quality |
| AI | Adequate Intake |
| ALA (18:3 n-3) | Alpha linolenic acid |
| ALSPAC | Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood |
| ANCOVA | analysis of co-variance |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| AS | active sleep |
| BAEP | Brainstem auditory evoked potentials |
| BAEP test | brainstem auditory evoked potential |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| BRS | Behavioral Rating Scale |
| C5a | Complement fragment 5a |
| CA | corrected age |
| CAM | complementary alernative medicine |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| CSFII | Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals |
| DHA (22:6 n-3) | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| DPA | docosapentaenoic acid |
| DQ | developmental quotient |
| DTS | Dense tubular system |
| EAR | Estimated Average Requirement |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| EFA | Essential fatty acid |
| EPA (20:5 n-3) | Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| ERG | Electroretinogram |
| ERG | electroretinogram |
| FA | fatty acids |
| FLP | Forced Choice Preferential Looking Procedure |
| GA | Gestational age |
| GHT | Gestational hypertension |
| GLA (18:3 n-6) | Gamma linolenic acid |
| GM DQ | gross motor developmental quotient |
| GOS | Groningen Developmental Scale |
| HC | Head circumference |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein |
| HM | Human milk |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
| IL | Interleukin |
| ITT | intention-to-treat |
| IUGR | Intra-uterine growth retardation |
| K-ABC | Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children |
| LA (18:2 n-6) | Linoleic acid |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| LC PUFA | Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| LDL | Low density lipoprotein |
| LGA | large for gestational age |
| LT | Leukotriene |
| MAR | Minimal angle of resolution |
| MDI | Mental developmental index |
| MDI | Mental Developmental Index (Bayley Scales of Infant Development) |
| MJ/day | daily energy intake |
| MLR | multiple linear regression |
| MLU | Mean length of utterance |
| MRC | Medical Research Council |
| NCV | Nerve conduction velocity |
| NEC | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NEC | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| NHANES III | National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES III) |
| NICU | neonatal intensive care unit |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NOS | Newcastle and Ottawa Scale |
| ODS | Office of Dietary Supplements |
| OPL | Operant preferential looking |
| PC | phosphatidyl choline |
| PCA | post conceptional age |
| PDI | Psychomotor developmental index |
| PDI | psychomotor developmental index |
| PE | phosphatidyl ethanolamine |
| PG | Prostaglandin |
| PGI2 | antiaggregatory prostacyclin |
| PL | Phospholipids |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor |
| PPVT-R | Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Receptive Vocabulary |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| QS | quiet sleep |
| QUORUM | Quality of the reporting of meta-analysis |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| RDA | Recommended Dietary Allowances |
| SCN | special care nursery |
| SCO | single cell oils |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SEMs | standard errors of the means |
| SGA | Small for gestational age |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| Sp | species |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory element binding protein |
| TEP | technical expert panel |
| Tg | Triglycerides |
| TGL | triglyceride |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TPN | Total parenteral nutrition |
| Tx | Thromboxane |
| TXA2 | proaggregatory thromboxane |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| VEP | Visual evoked potentials |
| VLBW | Very low birth weight |
| VLDL | Very low density lipoprotein |
| VLN-3FA | very long chain n-3 fatty acids |
| WAIS-R | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised |
| WMD | weighted mean difference |
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