Asthma and atopy: Endocrine or metabolic conditions?

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 793-794

  Forbes, L ^a  

^a SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN; SEX HORMONE;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; DIABETES MELLITUS; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL DISEASE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SPORT; THYROID DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE;

EID: 26944458868     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.047050     Document Type: Editorial

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