Asthma, atopy, and airway inflammation in obese children

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 965-967

  Santamaria, Francesca ^a   Montella, Silvia ^a   De Stefano, Sara ^a   Sperlì, Francesco ^a   Barbarano, Federico ^a   Spadaro, Raffaella ^a   Franzese, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SKIN TEST; STUDENT T TEST;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; OBESITY;

EID: 34948906314     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.06.002     Document Type: Letter

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