Is obesity a risk factor for childhood asthma?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 318-322

  Von Kries, Rüdiger ^a,c   Hermann, M ^a   Grunert, V P ^a   Von Mutius, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Institute for Social Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopic disease; Children; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035107486     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00727.x     Document Type: Article

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