The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 6 , Pages 900-905, December 2010

Effects of Early Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Intake on Neuropsychological Status and Visual Acuity at Five Years of Age of Breast-Fed Term Infants

  • Craig L. Jensen, MD

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Craig L. Jensen, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, CCC 1010.00, 6621 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Robert G. Voigt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Antolin M. Llorente, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Sarika U. Peters, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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  • Thomas C. Prager, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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  • Yali L. Zou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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  • Judith C. Rozelle, MS

      Affiliations

    • Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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  • Marie R. Turcich, MA

      Affiliations

    • Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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  • J. Kennard Fraley, MS

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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  • Robert E. Anderson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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  • William C. Heird, MD

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Received 1 February 2010; accepted 3 June 2010. published online 23 July 2010.

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 Supported by grants from Martek Biosciences Corp., (Columbia, MD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Research Initiative (9700693). Martek Biosciences markets a DHA supplement similar to that used in the study. This sponsor had no role in (1) study design; (2) the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; (3) the writing of the report; and (4) the decision to submit the paper for publication.

PII: S0022-3476(10)00497-X

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.06.006

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The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 6 , Pages 900-905, December 2010

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