Vitamin A Concentration in Umbilical Cord Blood of Infants from Three Separate Regions of the Province of Québec (Canada)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Dallaire, Frédéric, Dewailly, Eric, Shademani, Ramesh, Laliberté, Claire, Bruneau, Suzanne, Rhainds, Marc, Blanchet, Carole, Lefebvre, Michel, Ayotte, Pierre
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2003
• Subjects: Article; Canada; Lawrence River; Nunavik; inuit
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6979776/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14577751; https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03403568

BACKGROUND: Inuit women from Northern Québec have been shown to consume inadequate quantities of vitamin A. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of blood vitamin A deficiency in newborns from 3 distinct populations of the province of Québec. METHODS: 594 newborns were included in this...