Invited commentary: Obesity and asthma - New perspectives, research needs, and implications for control programs

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 198-200

  Redd, Stephen C ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036468528     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/155.3.198     Document Type: Note

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