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International Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics Volume 4 (2018), Article ID 4:IJCND-136, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8171/2018/136
Research Article
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Insufficiency in Post Traumatic Brain Injury Patient (TBI) Attending Neurosurgery Clinics at Khola Hospital in Muscat- Sultanate of Oman

Ghazi Daradkeh1,2,5,*, Musthafa Mohamed Essa1,2, Ali AL- Maashani4, Samir Al-Adawi2,3, R. Koshi2, Sameera AL-Abrawi4, Rayan Amiri4 and Jokha Al Barashdi4

1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
2Ageing and Dementia Research Group, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
3Department of Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
4Khoula Hospital, Ministry of Health, Oman
5Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Dr. Ghazi Daradkeh, Department of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Al-Khor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, Tel: +974 5526 4714; E-mail: gdaradkeh@hamad.qa
21 September 2018; 20 October 2018; 22 October 2018
Daradkeh G, Essa MM, AL-Maashani A, Al-Adawi S, Koshi R, et al. (2018) Omega-3 Fatty Acids Insufficiency in Post Traumatic Brain Injury Patient (TBI) Attending Neurosurgery Clinics at Khola Hospital in Muscat- Sultanate of Oman. Int J Clin Nutr Diet 4: 136. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8171/2018/136

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