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Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formulae

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Abbreviations

PUFA:

polyunsaturated fatty acids

LCP:

long chain PUFA

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  1. B. Koletzko

    Present address: The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, M5G 1X8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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  1. Abteilung für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Stoffwechselerkrankungen, Ernährung und Nephrologie, Universitäts-Kinderklinik Düsseldorf, D-4000, Düsseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany

    B. Koletzko & H. J. Bremer

  2. A. Z. St. Jan, Ruddershove 10, B-8000, Bruges, Belgium

    J. P. Van Biervliet

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Koletzko, B., Bremer, H.J. & Van Biervliet, J.P. Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formulae. Eur J Pediatr 146, 92–93 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00647301

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