Breastfeeding is associated with increased lung function at 18 years of age: A cohort study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 985-991

  Soto Rami, N ^a   Alexander, M ^a   Karmaus, W ^a   Yousefi, M ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Kurukulaaratchy, R J ^c,d   Raza, A ^c,d   Mitchell, F ^c,d   Ewart, S ^b   Arshad, S H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cohort; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATH ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84860348680     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00037011     Document Type: Article

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