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Omega 3 fatty acids for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

  1. Lee Hooper1,*,
  2. Roger A Harrison2,
  3. Carolyn D Summerbell3,
  4. Helen Moore3,
  5. Helen V Worthington4,
  6. Andrew Ness5,
  7. Nigel Capps6,
  8. George Davey Smith7,
  9. Rudolph Riemersma8,
  10. Shah Ebrahim9

Editorial Group: Cochrane Heart Group

Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

Assessed as up-to-date: 31 JUL 2004

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003177.pub2

How to Cite

Hooper L, Harrison RA, Summerbell CD, Moore H, Worthington HV, Ness A, Capps N, Davey Smith G, Riemersma R, Ebrahim S. Omega 3 fatty acids for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003177. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003177.pub2.

Author Information

  1. 1

    University of East Anglia, School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, Norwich, UK

  2. 2

    University of Manchester, Division of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, Manchester, UK

  3. 3

    University of Teesside, School of Health and Social Care, Middlesbrough, Teesside, UK

  4. 4

    School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Cochrane Oral Health Group, MANDEC, Manchester, UK

  5. 5

    Department of Social Medicine, Bristol, Avon, UK

  6. 6

    Royal Princess Hospital NHS Trust, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Telford, UK

  7. 7

    University of Bristol, Department of Social Medicine, Bristol, UK

  8. 8

    University of Edinburgh, Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Unit, Edinburgh, UK

  9. 9

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, London, UK

*Lee Hooper, School of Medicine, Health Policy & Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. l.hooper@uea.ac.uk.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

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  1. Current Version

    Omega 3 fatty acids for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

    Lee Hooper, Roger A Harrison, Carolyn D Summerbell, Helen Moore, Helen V Worthington, Andrew Ness, Nigel Capps, George Davey Smith, Rudolph Riemersma and Shah Ebrahim

    Article first published online: 21 JAN 2009 | DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003177.pub2

Previous versions of this article and their online publication dates

  1. Version 1

    Omega-3 fatty acids for prevention of cardiovascular disease

    L Hooper, R Thompson, R Harrison, C Summerbell, J Higgins, A Ness, N Capps, Smith G Davey, R Riemersma and S Ebrahim

    Article first published online: 19 JUL 2004 | DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003177