Population-based study on association between birth weight and risk of asthma: A propensity score approach

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-23

  Yang, Hyeon J ^a,b   Qin, Rui ^a   Katusic, Slavica ^a   Juhn, Young J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 84870987095     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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