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Unravelling the respiratory health path across the lifespan for survivors of preterm birth

Many survivors of preterm birth will have abnormal lung development, reduced peak lung function and, potentially, an increased rate of physiological lung function decline, each of which places them at increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease across the lifespan. 

Citation:
Simpson SJ, Du Berry C, Evans DJ, Gibbons JTD, Vollsæter M, Halvorsen T, Gruber K, Lombardi E, Stanojevic S, et al. Unravelling the respiratory health path across the lifespan for survivors of preterm birth. Lancet Respir Med. 2023 

Keywords:
Preterm birth; respiratory health; lung function

Abstract:
Many survivors of preterm birth will have abnormal lung development, reduced peak lung function and, potentially, an increased rate of physiological lung function decline, each of which places them at increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease across the lifespan.