Childhood pneumonia, pleurisy and lung function: a cohort study from the first to sixth decade of life.
Jennifer L PerretCaroline J LodgeAdrian J LoweDavid P JohnsBruce R ThompsonDinh S BuiLyle C GurrinMelanie C MathesonChristine F McDonaldRichard Wood-BakerCecilie SvanesPaul S ThomasGraham G GilesAnne B ChangMichael J AbramsonE Haydn WaltersShyamali C Dharmagenull nullPublished in: Thorax (2019)
For this community-based population, doctor-diagnosed childhood pneumonia and/or pleurisy were associated with obstructed lung function at age 7 for children who had current asthma symptoms, but with evidence of 'smaller lungs' when in middle age.