Lower respiratory tract infection in the first year of life is associated with worse lung function in adult life: Prospective results from the Barry Caerphilly Growth study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 422-427

  Lopez Bernal, James A ^a,b   Upton, Mark N ^c   Henderson, A John ^a   Dedman, Daniel ^d   McCarthy, Anne ^e   Davey Smith, George ^a   Ben Shlomo, Yoav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Woodlands Family Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Clinical Practice Research Datalink   (United Kingdom)

^e HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Lifecourse epidemiology; Longitudinal studies; Lung function tests; Pediatric lung disease; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84879436977     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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