Associations of BMI, TV-watching time, and physical activity on respiratory symptoms and asthma in 5th grade schoolchildren in Taipei, Taiwan

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 397-401

  Tsai, Hsin Jen ^a,b   Tsai, Alan C ^a   Nriagu, Jerome ^a   Ghosh, Debashis ^a   Gong, Molly ^a   Sandretto, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; BMI; Physical activity; Respiratory symptoms; Sedentary life

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN; TELEVISION; TIME;

ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TAIWAN; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34347376503     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701364304     Document Type: Article

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