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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Risk Factors

Risk factors include:

• Exposure to cigarette smoke
• Age younger than 6 months old
• Living in crowded conditions
• Lack of breast-feeding
• Prematurity (being born before 37 weeks gestation)