Blood levels of long-chain n-3 fatty acids and the risk of sudden death.

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Published in N Engl J Med on April 11, 2002

Authors

Christine M Albert1, Hannia Campos, Meir J Stampfer, Paul M Ridker, JoAnn E Manson, Walter C Willett, Jing Ma

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215-1204, USA. calbert@partners.org

Associated clinical trials:

Physicians' Health Study | NCT00000500

An Open-Label Study of Vascazen in Cardiac Rehab Patients With Deficient Blood Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels (CARE) | NCT02052986

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