In utero exposure to 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of childhood asthma, wheeze, and respiratory tract infections: A meta-analysis of birth cohort studies

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1508-1517

  Feng, Haixia ^a   Xun, Pengcheng ^b   Pike, Katharine ^c   Wills, Andrew K ^d   Chawes, Bo L ^e   Bisgaard, Hans ^e   Cai, Wei ^a,f   Wan, Yanping ^a   He, Ka ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Research   (China)

Author keywords

25(OH)D; asthma; birth cohort studies; meta analysis; respiratory tract infections; wheeze

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VENOUS BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS BLOOD; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK; VITAMIN D;

EID: 85008884570     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.06.065     Document Type: Article

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