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Risk factors for poorer respiratory outcomes in adolescents and young adults born preterm

The respiratory outcomes for adult survivors of preterm birth in the postsurfactant era are wide-ranging with prognostic factors, especially those encountered after the neonatal period, poorly understood.

Citation:
Smith EF, Hemy NR, Hall GL, Wilson AC, Murray CP, Simpson SJ. Risk factors for poorer respiratory outcomes in adolescents and young adults born preterm. Thorax. 2023

Keywords:
Imaging/CT MRI etc; Lung Physiology; Paediatric Lung Disaese

Abstract:
The respiratory outcomes for adult survivors of preterm birth in the postsurfactant era are wide-ranging with prognostic factors, especially those encountered after the neonatal period, poorly understood.