Association between obesity and asthma among adults: A hospital based case-control study

Asian Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 33-43

  Mathew, Anil C ^a   Shaijin, S ^b   David, R ^b   Ramalingam, S ^a   Srikanth, K ^a   Yunsheng, Ma ^c  

^a PSG INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b ST THOMAS COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Asthma; Females; Males; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PET ANIMAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 77953329849     PISSN: 19921462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/aje.2009.33.43     Document Type: Article

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