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Birth weight, childhood lower respiratory tract infection, and adult lung function

BACKGROUND—Historical cohort studies in England have found that impaired fetal growth and lower respiratory tract infections in early childhood are associated with lower levels of lung function in late adult life. These relations are investigated in a similar study in Scotland.
METHODS—In 1985-86 a...

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Main Authors: Shaheen, S, Sterne, J, Tucker, J, Florey, C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 1998
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1745265/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9797752
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