The Wheezing, Asthma and Viral effects on the Epithelial Structure and function (WAVES) birth cohort study: rationale, design and methods to understand airway development and the role of early-life respiratory viral infections on childhood asthma inception.

Hartert T, Rosas-Salazar C, Newcomb DC, Snyder BM, Berdnikovs S, McKennan C, Osmundson S, Liu Z, Tafoya E, Folad W, Simon P, Reiss S, Poleon K, Cephus JY, Kuehnle SN, McKernan KE, Ma S, Anderson LJ, Gebretsadik T

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2025-004049
Published: 2026 Jun 9
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjresp-2025-004049,
  title = {The Wheezing, Asthma and Viral effects on the Epithelial Structure and function (WAVES) birth cohort study: rationale, design and methods to understand airway development and the role of early-life respiratory viral infections on childhood asthma inception.},
  author = {Hartert T and Rosas-Salazar C and Newcomb DC and Snyder BM and Berdnikovs S and McKennan C and Osmundson S and Liu Z and Tafoya E and Folad W and Simon P and Reiss S and Poleon K and Cephus JY and Kuehnle SN and McKernan KE and Ma S and Anderson LJ and Gebretsadik T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open respiratory research},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjresp-2025-004049},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2025-004049}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Wheezing, Asthma and Viral effects on the Epithelial Structure and function (WAVES) birth cohort study: rationale, design and methods to understand airway development and the role of early-life respiratory viral infections on childhood asthma inception.
AU  - Hartert T
AU  - Rosas-Salazar C
AU  - Newcomb DC
AU  - Snyder BM
AU  - Berdnikovs S
AU  - McKennan C
AU  - Osmundson S
AU  - Liu Z
AU  - Tafoya E
AU  - Folad W
AU  - Simon P
AU  - Reiss S
AU  - Poleon K
AU  - Cephus JY
AU  - Kuehnle SN
AU  - McKernan KE
AU  - Ma S
AU  - Anderson LJ
AU  - Gebretsadik T
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open respiratory research
DO  - 10.1136/bmjresp-2025-004049
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T, H., C, R., DC, N., BM, S., S, B., C, M., S, O., Z, L., E, T., W, F., P, S., S, R., K, P., JY, C., SN, K., KE, M., S, M., LJ, A., & T, G. (2026). The Wheezing, Asthma and Viral effects on the Epithelial Structure and function (WAVES) birth cohort study: rationale, design and methods to understand airway development and the role of early-life respiratory viral infections on childhood asthma inception.. BMJ open respiratory research. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2025-004049

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