Long-Term Impact of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia on Pulmonary Function

BACKGROUND: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and the long-term respiratory consequences of prematurity are unfamiliar to adult respirologists and remain under-recognized entities to adult caregivers. In Canada, the incidence of preterm births and its main chronic respiratory complication, BPD, have...

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Main Authors: Jennifer S Landry, Tiffany Chan, Larry Lands, Dick Menzies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/547948