High body mass index and dietary pattern are associated with childhood asthma

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1118-1124

  Hong, Soo Jong ^a   Lee, Moo Song ^a   Lee, Soo Young ^b   Ahn, Kang Mo ^c   Oh, Jae Won ^d   Kim, Kyu Earn ^e   Lee, Joon Sung ^f   Lee, Ha Baik ^d  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma prevalence; Body mass index; Children; Diet; Obesity; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEA FOOD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEGETABLE; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33845395159     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20372     Document Type: Article

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