Obesity is associated with bronchial hyper-responsiveness in women

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 847-852

  Sood, Akshay ^a   Dawson, Beth K ^a   Eid, Wael ^b   Eagleton, Lanie E ^a   Henkle, Joseph Q ^a   Hopkins Price, Patricia ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Red Rock Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyper responsiveness; Obesity; Sex

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 30344488122     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500371047     Document Type: Article

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