Preterm birth is associated with higher prevalence of wheeze and asthma in a selected population of Japanese children aged three years.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study in Japan to show that PTB, but not LBW or SGA, was significantly positively associated with childhood wheeze and asthma. PMID: 30573321 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30573321?dopt=Abstract

Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - December 17, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Takata N, Tanaka K, Nagata C, Arakawa M, Miyake Y Tags: Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) Source Type: research