Atopy, obesity, and asthma in adults: The Humboldt study

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-227

  Chen, Yue ^a   Rennie, Donna ^b,c   Cormier, Yvon ^d   Dosman, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Atopic; Cross sectional study; Nonatopic; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL MODEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SASKATCHEWAN; SKIN TESTS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949198770     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240902724051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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