By early adulthood, 75 percent of the children with persistent asthma displayed an early decline in lung function and / or reduced lung growth. (sciencedaily.com)
Scientists have linked air pollution to respiratory problems and the stunted lung growth of children in London. (politics.co.uk)
They suggest that interventions to maximise lung growth in early childhood might modify the risk of COPD in older age. (sciencedaily.com)