Early childhood lower-airway symptoms and airway hyperresponsiveness linked to school-age small-airway dysfunction
AHR in symptomatic young children associated with subsequent persistent small-airway dysfunction. Further studies with larger samples of symptomatic young children are warranted to determine whether this connection predicts the development of asthma or other obstructive pulmonary diseases as the children grow.
Authors
- Anna S. Pelkonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1482-8947)
- Mika J. Mäkelä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2933-3111)
- L. Pekka Malmberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5087-1160)
- Anette M. Määttä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8133-236X)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100454
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00