An association between asthma and BMI in adolescents: Results from the California healthy kids survey

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 873-879

  Davis, Adam ^a,c   Lipsett, Michael ^b   Milet, Meredith ^b   Etherton, Melody ^b   Kreutzer, Richard ^b  

^a American Lung Association   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c American Lung Association of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Obesity; Overweight; Prevalence; Race; Teenager

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 37549041754     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701752656     Document Type: Article

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