Increased incidence of asthmalike symptoms in girls who become overweight or obese during the school years

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1344-1349

  Castro Rodríguez, José A ^a   Holberg, Catharine J ^a   Morgan, Wayne J ^a   Wright, Anne L ^a   Martinez, Fernando D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHEEZING;

EID: 0034985989     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.6.2006140     Document Type: Article

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