The association between mode of delivery at birth and wheezing trajectories - Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

Delivery by caesarean section has been identified as a risk factor for asthma. Meta-analyses have reported a 20% increased risk for childhood asthma or its common symptom – wheezing. However, asthma is a heterogeneous disease with distinct phenotypes portrayed as various wheezing trajectories. We so...

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Main Authors: Alterman, N, Kurinczuk, J, Quigley, M
Format: Conference item
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2018