A Longitudinal, Population-Based, Cohort Study of Childhood Asthma Followed to Adulthood

R. Sears, Malcolm; M. Greene, Justina; R. Willan, Andrew; M. Wiecek, Elizabeth; Robin Taylor, D.; M. Flannery, Erin; O. Cowan, Jan; Herbison, Peter; A. Silva, Phil; Poulton, Richie

doi:10.1056/nejmoa022363

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A Longitudinal, Population-Based, Cohort Study of Childhood Asthma Followed to Adulthood

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 8, 2003

Authors:

Malcolm R. Sears

Justina M. Greene

Andrew R. Willan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The outcome of childhood asthma in adults has been described in high-risk cohorts, but few population-based studies have reported the risk factors for persistence and relapse. METHODS: We assessed children born from April 1972 through March 1973 in Dunedin, New Zealand, repeatedly from 9...

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Medicine

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Asthma

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