Impact of preterm birth and bronchopulmonary dysplasia on the developing lung: Long-term consequences for respiratory health

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 765-773

  O'Reilly, Megan ^a,b   Sozo, Foula ^a   Harding, Richard ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental programming; Lung development; Lung injury; Prematurity; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SURFACTANT;

HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; LUNG FUNCTION; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMING; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG INJURY; PREMATURITY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGING; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84885865973     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12068     Document Type: Letter

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