The effect of breastfeeding on lung function at 12 and 18 years: a prospective cohort study

Nilakshi T Waidyatillake; Julie A Simpson; Katrina J Allen; Caroline J Lodge; Shyamali C Dharmage; Michael J Abramson; Alysha M De Livera; Melanie C Matheson; Bircan Erbas; David J Hill; Adrian J Lowe

Journal article

The effect of breastfeeding on lung function at 12 and 18 years: a prospective cohort study

Nilakshi T Waidyatillake, Julie A Simpson, Katrina J Allen, Caroline J Lodge, Shyamali C Dharmage, Michael J Abramson, Alysha M De Livera, Melanie C Matheson, Bircan Erbas, David J Hill, Adrian J Lowe

European Respiratory Journal | EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01598-2015

University of Melbourne Researchers

Adrian Lowe Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Melanie Matheson Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Nilakshi Waidyatillake Author Medical Education

Caroline Lodge Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Julie Simpson Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Awarded by NHMRC Australia

Funding Acknowledgements

N.T. Waidyatillake was supported by the Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS) to undertake this work. The National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) provided support for S.C. Dharmage, C.J. Lodge, M.C. Matheson and A.J. Lowe, while the Charles and Sylvia Vitrtel Medical Research Foundation supported K.J. Allen. Nestec Ltd, a subsidiary of Nestle Australia, provided the study formula and staff funding for the first 6 years of the study. The 12 years follow-up was supported by the Asthma Foundation of Victoria, while the 18 years follow-up was supported by the NHMRC Australia (APP454856).