Lower maternal age at delivery is associated with increased asthma in adult offspring

B. Laerum, C. Svanes, M. Iversen, K. Toren, T. Gislason, R. Jogi, E. Norrman, C. Janson, E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Gothenburg, Umeaa, Uppsala, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland; Tartu, Estonia)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Asthma in children and adults
Session: Asthma in children and adults
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1927
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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B. Laerum, C. Svanes, M. Iversen, K. Toren, T. Gislason, R. Jogi, E. Norrman, C. Janson, E. Omenaas (Bergen, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Gothenburg, Umeaa, Uppsala, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland; Tartu, Estonia). Lower maternal age at delivery is associated with increased asthma in adult offspring. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 1927

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