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- Title
Susceptibility to Infections and Immune Status in Inuit Infants Exposed to Organochlorines.
- Authors
Dewailly, Eric; Ayotte, Pierre; Bruneau, Suzanne; Gingras, Suzanne; Belles-Isles, Marthe; Roy, Raynald
- Abstract
Investigates whether organochlorine exposure is associated with the incidence of infectious diseases in Inuit infants from Nunavik, Arctic Quebec. Incidence of otitis media; Protection provided by breast-feeding against acute otitis media; Impact of prenatal exposure to organochlorines; Promotion of traditional food items low in contaminants.
- Subjects
ORGANOCHLORINE compounds; INUIT; INFANT diseases; OTITIS media in children; BREASTFEEDING; HEALTH; INUIT infants; DISEASES
- Publication
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2000, Vol 108, Issue 3, p205
- ISSN
0091-6765
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1289/ehp.00108205