TY - JOUR T1 - Phase angle and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in sickle cell disease JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 252 LP - 254 DO - 10.1136/adc.87.3.252 VL - 87 IS - 3 AU - D J VanderJagt AU - Y-S Huang AU - L-T Chuang AU - C Bonnett AU - R H Glew Y1 - 2002/09/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/87/3/252.abstract N2 - Phase angle, an impedance parameter used for nutritional assessment, is reflective of the capacitance properties of cell membranes. We have shown a significant correlation between the proportions of specific n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the serum phospholipids of Nigerian children with sickle cell disease and their phase angles determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis. ER -