Obesity and airway inflammation in asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1501-1502

  Barros, Renata ^a,b   Moreira, André ^b,d   Fonseca, João ^b   Moreira, Pedro ^a   Fernandes, Lia ^c,e   de Oliveira, José Ferraz ^b   Delgado, Luís ^b,d   Castel Branco, M Graça ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Immunoallergology ^*

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^d Immunology

^e University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

EID: 33744543282     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.02.027     Document Type: Letter

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