Lung Function in African Infants in the Drakenstein Child Health Study. Impact of Lower Respiratory Tract Illness.
Diane M GrayLidija TurkovicLauren WillemseAne VisagieAneesa VankerDan J SteinPeter D SlyGraham L HallHeather J ZarPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2017)
Early life lower respiratory tract illness impairs lung function at 1 year, independent of baseline lung function. Preventing early life lower respiratory tract illness is important to optimize lung function and promote respiratory health in childhood.