Asthma and obesity in children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 680-684

  Story, Rachel E ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; AIRWAY HYPER RESPONSIVENESS; AIRWAY INFLAMMATION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG MECHANICS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; DIET; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36348978579     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3282f1ddfa     Document Type: Review

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