The Big Ones That Got Away: Omega-3 Meta-analysis Flawed by Excluding the Biggest Fish Oil Trials—Reply
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Not all reviews support the presence of a beneficial role of n-3 LCPUFA in cardiovascular health.
“Despite these recommendations, not all reviews support the presence of a beneficial role of n-3 LCPUFA in cardiovascular health [495051].”
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- Authors
- Kwak, S. M., & Myung, S.-K.
- ORCID
- Myung, Seung-Kwon
- Venue
- Archives of Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2012-10-08
- Volume
- 172
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 1427-8
- ISSN
- 0003-9926 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1986426702
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 6.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Keywords
- omega-3 fatty acids, fish oil, meta-analysis methodology, trial exclusion, cardiovascular disease prevention
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