Associations between birth weight, early childhood weight gain and adult lung function
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Associations between birth weight, early childhood weight gain and adult lung function.
BACKGROUND Low birth weight is associated with lower values for spirometry in adults but it is not known if birth weight influences other measures of pulmonary function. It is also unclear whether postnatal growth affects adult lung function. The associations between birth weight, postnatal growth and adult lung function were assessed in an unselected birth cohort of 1037 children. METHODS Bi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.103978