Invited Commentary: Does Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Cause Asthma?
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Invited Commentary Invited Commentary: Does Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Cause Asthma?
In an analysis of data from the US Collaborative Perinatal Project, Huang et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2013; 178(12):1691–1697) report an association between neonatal total serum bilirubin levels and childhood asthma. To consider the implications of this finding, we need to evaluate whether the association is causal. The results do not appear to be due to chance or any obvious biases. It is likely t...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0002-9262,1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt249