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Early life tobacco smoke exposure is associated asthma and lung function deficits in adolescents
Xu Dai, S Dharmage, Adrian Lowe, Katrina Allen, Paul Thomas, Jennifer Perret, David Hill, Clifford Hocking, John Hopper, Melanie Matheson, Cecilie Svanes, Liam Welsh, Michael Abramson, Caroline Lodge
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL | EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD | Published : 2014
Abstract
Background: Parental smoking is associated with asthma and impaired lung function during early childhood. Less is known about the impact of early life smoke exposure on asthma, lung function and lung function growth into adolescence. Objective: To determine the association between perinatal smoke exposure and lung function and asthma up to18 years. Method: The Melbourne Atopy Cohort Study (MACS), a high-risk birth cohort (n= 620), recorded parental smoking at baseline and respiratory outcomes including spirometry at 12..
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