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92. Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Arrhythmogenic Mechanisms in Animal and Isolated Organ/Cell Culture Studies

Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Rockville, MD 20850

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Contract No. 290-02-0022

Prepared by:

Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center

Boston, Massachusetts

Investigators

Harmon Jordan, ScD, Project Leader

Nirupa Matthan, PhD Co-Project Leader

Mei Chung, MPH, Research Associate

Ethan Balk, MD, MPH, Methodologist

Priscilla Chew, MD, Research Associate

Bruce Kupelnick, BA, Research Associate

Deirdre DeVine, Mlitt, Project Manager

Amy Lawrence, BA, Research Assistant

Alice Lichtenstein, DSc, Primary Technical Expert

Joseph Lau, MD, Principal Investigator

AHRQ Publication No. 04-E011-2

March 2004

ISBN: 1-58763-098-2

ISSN: 1530-4396

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Suggested Citation:

Jordan H, Matthan N, Chung M, Balk E, Chew P, Kupelnick B, DeVine D, Lawrence A, Lichtenstein A, Lau J. Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Arrhythmogenic Mechanisms in Animal and Isolated Organ/Cell Culture Studies. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 92 (Prepared by Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No. 290-02-0022). AHRQ Publication No 04-E011-2. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. March 2004top link


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