The interplay of obesity and asthma

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 385-389

  Plumb, James ^a   Brawer, Rickie ^b   Brisbon, Nancy ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34548480732     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-007-0058-3     Document Type: Review

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