The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 29-33 , July 2007

Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn May Be an Early Clinical Manifestation of Wheezing Symptoms

  • Joel J. Liem, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • From the Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Shamima I. Huq, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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  • Okechukwu Ekuma, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Allan B. Becker, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • From the Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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  • Anita L. Kozyrskyj, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anita L. Kozyrskyj, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rm 210 Pharmacy Bldg, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3PT 2N2.

Received 13 March 2006 ,Revised 12 December 2006 ,Accepted 5 February 2007.

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 This research was funded by the Operating Grant, New Investigator Award and New Emerging Team Programs of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation; the Manitoba Institute of Child Health; the National Training Program in Allergy and Asthma; and AllerGen (Allergy, Genes and Environment Network).

 Data were accessed from the Population Health Research Data Repository at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

 The results and conclusions are those of the authors and no official endorsement by Manitoba Health was intended or should be inferred.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00151-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.02.021

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 29-33 , July 2007

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