Obesity and the respiratory physician

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 576-577

  Crummy, Fionnuala ^a   Naughton, Matthew T ^b   Elborn, J Stuart ^a,c  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ASTHMA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OBESITY; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOKING; TUBERCULOSIS;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 47049089687     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.100925     Document Type: Editorial

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