Birth weight and childhood wheezing disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 500-508

  Mebrahtu, Teumzghi F ^a   Feltbower, Richard G ^a   Greenwood, Darren C ^a   Parslow, Roger C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DATABASE; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85047697226     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204783     Document Type: Article

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