Association between obesity and asthma in a twin cohort

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1199-1204

  Thomsen, S F ^a   Ulrik, C S ^b   Kyvik, K O ^c   Sorensen T I A ^d   Posthuma, D ^e   Skadhauge, L R ^f   Steffensen, I ^g   Backer, V ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f Haderslev Hospital   (Denmark)

^g GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Environment; Genetics; Obesity; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 34548479699     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01480.x     Document Type: Article

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