Journal article
Long-term relation between breastfeeding and development of atopy and asthma in children and young adults: a longitudinal study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is widely advocated to reduce risk of atopy and asthma, but the evidence for such an effect is conflicting. We aimed to assess long-term outcomes of asthma and atopy related to breastfeeding in a New Zealand birth cohort.
METHODS: Our cohort consisted of 1037 of 1139 children born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April, 1972, and March, 1973, and residing in Otago province at age 3 years. Children were assessed every …
Authors
Sears MR; Greene JM; Willan AR; Taylor DR; Flannery EM; Cowan JO; Herbison GP; Poulton R
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 360, No. 9337, pp. 901–907
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2002
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(02)11025-7
ISSN
0140-6736