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Childhood hospitalisation with infection and cardiovascular disease in early-mid adulthood: a longitudinal population-based study

  • David Paul Burgner
  • , Matthew N Cooper
  • , Hannah C Moore
  • , Fiona J Stanley
  • , Peter Lindsay Thompson
  • , Nicholas H de Klerk
  • , Kim W Carter

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Abstract

Pathogen-specific and overall infection burden may contribute to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the effect of infection severity and timing is unknown. We investigated whether childhood infection-related hospitalisation (IRH, a marker of severity) was associated with subsequent adult CVD hospitalisation
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0125342
Number of pages12
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume10
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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