Overweight hypothesis in asthma and eczema in young adolescents

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 199-205

  Vlaski, E ^a   Stavric, K ^a   Isjanovska, R ^b   Seckova, L ^a   Kimovska, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Macedonia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Asthma; Atopic eczema; Body mass index; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY MASS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33845344378     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13094027     Document Type: Article

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