Childhood obesity and asthma severity: Is there a link?

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-263

  El Helaly, N ^a   Kamel, Y ^a   Abd Elaziz, E ^a   Elwan, A ^a   Nabih, M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asthma; Overweight children; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; OBESITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 67650649792     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.259.263     Document Type: Article

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