Is obesity associated with an increased risk for airway hyperresponsiveness and development of asthma?

Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 51-58

  Sharma, Sat ^a   Tailor, Adarsh ^a   Warrington, Richard ^a   Cheang, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Asthma; Obesity

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 45849115141     PISSN: 17101484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7480.2008.00008     Document Type: Article

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