Breast-feeding, passive smoking, and asthma and wheeze in children

The health outcomes in the Australian and the Norwegian studies are strongly related to the occurrence of wheezing, also of recurrent wheeze in young children. [...]at least 3 epidemiologic studies with different study designs provide evidence consistent with the hypothesis that breast-feeding reduc...

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Published in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2003-10, Vol.112 (4), p.807-808
Main Authors: Nafstad, Per, Jaakkola, Jouni J.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asthma - etiology
Breast Feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Respiratory Sounds
Smoking
Studies
Tobacco smoke
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects
Viral infections
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Summary:The health outcomes in the Australian and the Norwegian studies are strongly related to the occurrence of wheezing, also of recurrent wheeze in young children. [...]at least 3 epidemiologic studies with different study designs provide evidence consistent with the hypothesis that breast-feeding reduces the adverse respiratory effects of passive smoking in early life.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/S0091-6749(03)02018-9