Association between obesity and asthma in 4-11 year old children in the UK

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-137

  Figueroa Munoz J I ^a   Chinn, S ^a   Rona, R J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Body mass index; Ethnicity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035134247     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.2.133     Document Type: Article

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