Effects of infant weight gain on subsequent allergic outcomes in the first 3 years of life

• Main Authors: Evelyn Xiu-Ling Loo (Author), Anne Goh (Author), Izzuddin Bin Mohd Aris (Author), Oon Hoe Teoh (Author), Lynette Pei-Chi Shek (Author), Bee Wah Lee (Author), Yiong Huak Chan (Author), Mya Thway Tint (Author), Shu-E Soh (Author), Seang-Mei Saw (Author), Peter Gluckman (Author), Keith M Godfrey (Author), Yap-Seng Chong (Author), Fabian Yap (Author), Michael S Kramer (Author), Hugo Van Bever (Author), Yung Seng Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The association between early weight gain and later allergic outcomes has not been well studied. We examined the relation between weight gain and the subsequent development of allergic outcomes in the first 36 months of life in a Singapore birth cohort. Methods In repeated visits...