Neonatal vitamin A deficiency and its impact on acute respiratory infections among preschool Inuit children.

Cynthia Cameron,Frédéric Dallaire,Carole Vézina,Gina Muckle,Suzanne Bruneau,Pierre Ayotte,Eric Dewailly

Neonatal vitamin A deficiency and its impact on acute respiratory infections among preschool Inuit children.

2008

Cynthia Cameron
Frédéric Dallaire
Carole Vézina
Gina Muckle
Suzanne Bruneau
Pierre Ayotte
Eric Dewailly

Objective To assess if vitamin A concentration in umbilical cord blood is associated with incidence and severity of respiratory infections in preschool Inuit children from Nunavik (Quebec, Canada).

Keywords:

Respiratory tract infections
Risk factor
Medicine
Vitamin
Vitamin A deficiency
Umbilical cord
Pediatrics
Respiratory tract
Malnutrition
Epidemiology

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