The association between low birthweight and asthma: A systematic literature review;Associação entre baixo peso ao nascer e asma: Uma revisão sistemática da literatura

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-109

  Chatkin, Moema N ^a   Menezes, Ana Maria B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Clinica Medica ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age groups; Birth weight; Forced expiratory volume; Infant, premature; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA;

ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG FUNCTION; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS FUNCTION;

SYRINGA;

EID: 14844288302     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892005000200006     Document Type: Review

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