Preconceptional and prenatal exposure to diurnal temperature variation increases the risk of childhood pneumonia

• Main Authors: Xiangrong Zheng (Author), Jian Kuang (Author), Chan Lu (Author), Qihong Deng (Author), Haiyu Wu (Author), Rachael Gakii Murithi (Author), McSherry Brownel Johnson (Author), Wang Peng (Author), Maolan Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pneumonia is the leading cause of death and hospitalization among young children worldwide, but its risk factors remain unclear. Objective To evaluate the effect of maternal exposure to diurnal temperature variation (DTV) during preconceptional and prenatal periods on childhood p...