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- Title
Preterm birth: risk factor for early-onset chronic diseases.
- Authors
Thuy Mai Luu; Katz, Sherri L.; Leeson, Paul; Thébaud, Bernard; Nuyt, Anne-Monique; Luu, Thuy Mai
- Abstract
The article presents a review of evidence linking preterm birth to adult chronic ailments. It focuses on evidence from systematic reviews and observational cohort studies. It explains why young adults born preterm at greater risk of chronic diseases. The review also offers a guide for physicians providing treatment to adults who were born preterm.
- Subjects
PREMATURE labor; SYSTEMATIC reviews; COHORT analysis; EVIDENCE-based medicine; CHRONIC disease risk factors; AGE factors in disease; CHRONIC diseases; GESTATIONAL age; PREMATURE infants
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2016, Vol 188, Issue 10, p736
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.150450