Twins' risk of childhood asthma mediated by gestational age and birthweight

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1328-1336

  Ullemar, V ^a   Lundholm, C ^a   Almqvist, C ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Child; Epidemiology; Gestational age; Population based birth cohort; Risk factors; Twinship

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; TWINS; WHEEZING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TWINS;

EID: 84937468562     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12547     Document Type: Article

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