Early growth and the risk of childhood asthma: A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children

A. M. M. Sonnenschein-van der Voort, L. R. Arends, J. C. de Jongste, I. Annesi-Maesano, H. Barros, M. Basterrechea, H. Bisgaard, L. Chatzi, E. Corpeleijn, S. Correia, L. C. Craig, G. Devereux, V. Di Gregori, C. M. Dogaru, M. Dostal, K. Duchen, M. Eggesbo, C. K. van der Ent, M. P. Fantini, F. Forastiere, U. Frey, U. Gehring, A. C. van der Gugten, W. Hanke, A. J. Henderson, B. Heude, C. Iñiguez, H. M. Inskip, T. Keil, C. C. Kelleher, M. Kogevinas, E. Kreiner-Moller, C. E. Kuehni, L. K. Küpers, K. Lancz, P. S. Larsen, S. Lau, J. Ludvigsson, M. Mommers, A. M. Nybo Andersen, L. Palkovicova, K. C. Pike, C. Pizzi, K. Polanska, D. Porta, L. Richiardi, G. Roberts, A. Schmidt, R. J. Sram, J. Sunyer, C. Thijs, M. Torrent, K. Viljoen, A. H. Wijga, M. Vrijheid, V. W. V. Jaddoe, L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Groningen, Utrecht, Maastricht, Bilthoven, Netherlands; Paris, Villejuif, France; Porto, Portugal; Gipuzkoa, Barcelona, Valencia, Balearic Islands, Spain; Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark; Crete, Athens, Greece; Aberdeen, Bristol, Southampton, Newport, United Kingdom; Bologna, Rome, Turin, Italy; Bern, Basel, Switzerland; Prague, Czech Republic; Linköping, Sweden; Oslo, Norway; Lodz, Poland; Berlin, Germany; Dublin, Ireland; Bratislava, Slovakia)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Asthma and lung development: from genes to environment
Session: Asthma and lung development: from genes to environment
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3498
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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A. M. M. Sonnenschein-van der Voort, L. R. Arends, J. C. de Jongste, I. Annesi-Maesano, H. Barros, M. Basterrechea, H. Bisgaard, L. Chatzi, E. Corpeleijn, S. Correia, L. C. Craig, G. Devereux, V. Di Gregori, C. M. Dogaru, M. Dostal, K. Duchen, M. Eggesbo, C. K. van der Ent, M. P. Fantini, F. Forastiere, U. Frey, U. Gehring, A. C. van der Gugten, W. Hanke, A. J. Henderson, B. Heude, C. Iñiguez, H. M. Inskip, T. Keil, C. C. Kelleher, M. Kogevinas, E. Kreiner-Moller, C. E. Kuehni, L. K. Küpers, K. Lancz, P. S. Larsen, S. Lau, J. Ludvigsson, M. Mommers, A. M. Nybo Andersen, L. Palkovicova, K. C. Pike, C. Pizzi, K. Polanska, D. Porta, L. Richiardi, G. Roberts, A. Schmidt, R. J. Sram, J. Sunyer, C. Thijs, M. Torrent, K. Viljoen, A. H. Wijga, M. Vrijheid, V. W. V. Jaddoe, L. Duijts (Rotterdam, Groningen, Utrecht, Maastricht, Bilthoven, Netherlands; Paris, Villejuif, France; Porto, Portugal; Gipuzkoa, Barcelona, Valencia, Balearic Islands, Spain; Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark; Crete, Athens, Greece; Aberdeen, Bristol, Southampton, Newport, United Kingdom; Bologna, Rome, Turin, Italy; Bern, Basel, Switzerland; Prague, Czech Republic; Linköping, Sweden; Oslo, Norway; Lodz, Poland; Berlin, Germany; Dublin, Ireland; Bratislava, Slovakia). Early growth and the risk of childhood asthma: A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 3498

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