Cough during infancy and subsequent childhood asthma.

Eyal OrenJ RothersD A SternW J MorganM HalonenA L Wright

Published in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2016)

Prolonged cough in infancy and cough without cold are associated with childhood asthma, independent of infant wheeze. These findings suggest that characteristics of cough in infancy are early markers of asthma susceptibility, particularly among children with maternal asthma.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
weight gain
cystic fibrosis
birth weight
body mass index
early life
pregnant women