Obesity and nocturnal gastro-oesophageal reflux are related to onset of asthma and respiratory symptoms

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-121

  Gunnbjörnsdóttir, Maria I ^a   Omenaas, E ^d   Gislason T ^e   Norrman, E ^b   Olin, A C ^c   Jogi R ^f   Jensen, E J ^g   Lindberg, E ^a,h   Bjornsson E ^e   Franklin, K ^b,h   Janson, C ^a,h   Gulsvik, A ^h   Laerum, B ^h   Svanes, C ^h   Toren K ^h   Tunsater A ^h   Lillienberg, L ^h   Gislason D ^h   Blondal T ^h   Bjornsdottir U S ^h   Jorundsdottir K B ^h   Talyik, T ^h   Forsberg, B ^h   Lundback B ^h   Soderberg M ^h   Ledin, M C ^h   Boman, G ^h   Norback D ^h   Wieslander, G ^h   Spetz Nystrom U ^h   Stenudd Cashelunge, K ^h   Ryden E ^h   more..

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^f TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Gastroesophageal reflux; Habitual snoring; Obesity; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTONIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; NOCTURNAL ASTHMA; NORWAY; OBESITY; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SNORING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMORBIDITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SNORING;

EID: 3843142681     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00042603     Document Type: Article

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