Preterm birth and early growth characteristics are associated with lower lung function in childhood: A meta-analysis of 24,000 European children

L. Duijts, A. M. M. Sonnenschein-van der Voort, J. C. de Jongste, I. Annessi-Maesano, S. H. Arshad, H. Barros, C. S. Beardsmore, H. Bisgaard, L. Chatzi, S. Correia, L. Craig, G. Devereux, K. van der Ent, A. Esplugues, M. P. Fantini, C. Flexeder, U. Frey, F. Forastiere, U. Gehring, D. Gori, A. C. van der Gugten, A. J. Henderson, B. Heude, J. Ibarluzea, H. M. Inskip, T. Keil, M. Kogevinas, E. Kreiner-Møller, C. E. Kuehni, S. Lau, E. Mélen, M. Mommers, E. Morales, J. Penders, K. C. Pike, D. Porta, G. Roberts, A. Schmidt, E. S. Schultz, H. Schulz, J. Sunyer, M. Torrent, A. H. Wijga, C. Zabaleta, V. W. V. Jaddoe, H. T. den Dekker (Rotterdam, Utrecht, Maastricht, Bilthoven, Netherlands; Paris, Villejuif, France; Newport, Leicester, Aberdeen, Bristol, Southampton, United Kingdom; Porto, Portugal; Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark; Crete, Athens, Greece; Valencia, Spain, San Sebastian, Barcelona, Area de Salut de Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain; Bologna, Rome, Italy; Neuherberg/Munich, Berlin, Würzburg, Germany; Basel, Bern, Switzerland; Stockholm, Sweden)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Determinants of asthma and lung function in childhood
Session: Determinants of asthma and lung function in childhood
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 442
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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L. Duijts, A. M. M. Sonnenschein-van der Voort, J. C. de Jongste, I. Annessi-Maesano, S. H. Arshad, H. Barros, C. S. Beardsmore, H. Bisgaard, L. Chatzi, S. Correia, L. Craig, G. Devereux, K. van der Ent, A. Esplugues, M. P. Fantini, C. Flexeder, U. Frey, F. Forastiere, U. Gehring, D. Gori, A. C. van der Gugten, A. J. Henderson, B. Heude, J. Ibarluzea, H. M. Inskip, T. Keil, M. Kogevinas, E. Kreiner-Møller, C. E. Kuehni, S. Lau, E. Mélen, M. Mommers, E. Morales, J. Penders, K. C. Pike, D. Porta, G. Roberts, A. Schmidt, E. S. Schultz, H. Schulz, J. Sunyer, M. Torrent, A. H. Wijga, C. Zabaleta, V. W. V. Jaddoe, H. T. den Dekker (Rotterdam, Utrecht, Maastricht, Bilthoven, Netherlands; Paris, Villejuif, France; Newport, Leicester, Aberdeen, Bristol, Southampton, United Kingdom; Porto, Portugal; Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark; Crete, Athens, Greece; Valencia, Spain, San Sebastian, Barcelona, Area de Salut de Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain; Bologna, Rome, Italy; Neuherberg/Munich, Berlin, Würzburg, Germany; Basel, Bern, Switzerland; Stockholm, Sweden). Preterm birth and early growth characteristics are associated with lower lung function in childhood: A meta-analysis of 24,000 European children. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 442

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