Rate of chronic health problems for low-birth-weight children does not increase in adolescence

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

In a follow-up of extremely low-birth-weight children, the rates of chronic health conditions overall, and asthma specifically, did not change between the ages of 8 and 14 years, although the rate of obesity did increase, according to a new study.

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