Lower respiratory tract infections and orofacial clefts: a prospective cohort study from the Japan Environment and Children's Study.

Yukihiro SatoEiji YoshiokaYasuaki SaijyoToshinobu MiyamotoHiroshi AzumaYusuke TanahashiYoshiya ItoSumitaka KobayashiMachiko MinatoyaYu Ait BamaiKeiko YamazakiSachiko ItoChihiro MiyashitaAtsuko Ikeda-Araki Reiko Kishinull null

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2021)

Infants with orofacial clefts aged 1 year have a potentially high incidence proportion of LRTIs. Accumulated breastfeeding duration might mediate the associations of CLP.

Keyphrases

respiratory tract
young adults
risk factors
preterm infants