Obesity increases the risk of incident asthma among adults

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 282-288

  Rönmark, Eva ^a,b,c   Andersson, C ^c   Nystrom L ^c   Forsberg, B ^c   Jarvholm B ^c   Lundback B ^a,b  

^a SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adults; Epidemiology; Incident asthma; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 13844280940     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00054304     Document Type: Article

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