Prospective study of short stature and newly diagnosed asthma in women

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-295

  Jones, Deborah P ^a   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b,c   Speizer, Frank E ^b   Barr, R Graham ^a,b,d,e  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

^e NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Body mass index; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Height; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT STATURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34249745187     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701344116     Document Type: Article

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