Vitamin A nutritional status in high- and low-income postpartum women and its effect on colostrum and the requirements of the term newborn
Objective: To evaluate the vitamin A status in serum and colostrum of postpartum women with different socioeconomic status, comparing the colostrum retinol supply with the vitamin A requirement of the newborn. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 424 postpartum women. Vitamin A maternal die...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-03-01
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Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755716303448 |