Obesity and asthma: Co-morbidity or causal relationship?

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 116-123

  Van Huisstede, A ^a   Braunstahl, G J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Systemic inflammation

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ASTHMA; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG VOLUME; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 78649815542     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2010.295     Document Type: Review

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