Bronchopulmonary dysplasia has become the most common chronic lung disease of
infancy. This review summarizes the patterns and pathogenesis of chronic lung impairment …

BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence suggests that reduced duration of pregnancy
predicts increased risk of asthma, but the studies published have been inconsistent …

Objective: To describe the incidence and prognosis of wheezing illness from birth to age 33
and the relation of incidence to perinatal, medical, social, environmental, and lifestyle …

The male disadvantage in infant mortality underwent a surprising rise and fall in the 20th
century. Our analysis of 15 developed countries shows that, as infant mortality declined over …

Background Self-identified race or ethnic group is used to determine normal reference
standards in the prediction of pulmonary function. We conducted a study to determine …

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between birth weight
and lung function in a cohort of women aged 60–79 years and to combine these results with …

This prospective community-based study of infants born in inner London was undertaken to
examine the association between premorbid airway function and subsequent wheezing in …

Regulation of fetal growth is multifactorial and complex. Diverse factors, including intrinsic
fetal conditions as well as maternal and environmental factors, can lead to intrauterine …

Socioeconomic status, whether measured by education, income, or other indices of social
class, has long been known to be associated with mortality from diVerent diseases. 1–7 This …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) increases the risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia
(BPD). Abnormal lung structure has been noted in animal models of IUGR, but whether …