The effect of childhood obesity on respiratory function tests and airway hyperresponsiveness

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-50

  Ülger, Zülal ^a   Demir, Esen ^a   Tanaç, Remziye ^a   Gökşen, Damla ^a   Gülen, Figen ^a   Darcan, Şükran ^a   Can, Demet ^a   Çoker, Mahmut ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Asthma; Childhood; Exercise induced bronchospasm; Exogenous obesity; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OBESITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PROVOCATION TEST; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPIROMETRY; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPIROMETRY; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 33644797262     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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