Gender differences in the association of overweight and asthma morbidity among urban adolescents with asthma

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 362-369

  Joseph, C L M ^a   Havstad, S L ^a   Ownby, D R ^b   Zoratti, E ^d   Peterson, E L ^a   Stringer, S ^c   Johnson, C C ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d National Cancer Institute ^*

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Asthma; Gender; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 66249137808     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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