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SUBMITTER: Bandoli G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4499015 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bandoli Gretchen G von Ehrenstein Ondine S OS Flores Marie E S ME Ritz Beate B
Journal of immigrant and minority health 20151201 6
Previous research has generally found exclusive breastfeeding to protect against asthma in young children. However, maternal nativity in a Latina population has not been assessed as a potential confounder or effect modifier. Using cross-sectional data restricted to Latina mothers (n = 704) from a birth cohort in Los Angeles interviewed in 2003 and 2006, we estimated risk ratios (RR) for exclusive breastfeeding and asthmatic symptoms in the offspring. 56 children (8%) had asthmatic symptoms at ag ...[more]