Fetal and Infant Growth and Asthma Symptoms in Preschool Children: The Generation R Study

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Authors

Agnes M.M. Sonnenschein–van der Voort

Vincent W. V. Jaddoe · Pediatrics and Genetics

Hein Raat · Erasmus MC

Henriëtte A. Moll · Pediatrics and Genetics

Albert Hofman

Johan C. de Jongste

Liesbeth Duijts

Abstract

Weight-gain acceleration in early infancy was associated with increased risks of asthma symptoms in preschool children, independent of fetal growth. Early infancy might be a critical period for the development of asthma.

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Birth, Development, and Health Child and Adolescent Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 185, Issue 7, pp. 731-737

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201107-1266oc

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