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Associations of postnatal growth with asthma and atopy: the PROBIT Study.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Mar 2013
Anderson Emma L, Fraser Abigail, Martin Richard M, Kramer Michael S, Oken Emily, Patel Rita, Tilling Kate
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been hypothesised that postnatal weight and length/height gain are variously related to wheeze, asthma and atopy; however, supporting evidence is limited and inconsistent. METHODS: Weights and lengths/heights of 12,171 term infants were measured from birth to 12 months and at 6.5 yr and extracted from polyclinic records prospectively obtained between 12 and 60 months. Atopic phenotypes were...
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