Association between obesity and atopy in adults

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-377

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BODY MASS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77953559434     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316348     Document Type: Article

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