Childhood respiratory illness predict adult lung disease




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Summary: There is a significant association between adult chronic respiratory disease and childhood lung illness including asthma and bronchitis. The good news is that there are ways to prevent both. ---------- DINH S BUI ET AL. CHILDHOOD PREDICTORS OF LUNG FUNCTION TRAJECTORIES AND FUTURE COPD RISK: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY FROM THE FIRST TO THE SIXTH DECADE OF LIFE. THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, APRIL 5, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30100-0 YouTube: https://youtu.be/Aj8lvyNDOxE