Early age at menarche, lung function, and adult asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-14

  Macsali, Ferenc ^a,b   Real, Francisco Gómez ^a,b   Plana, Estel ^c   Sunyer, Jordi ^c   Anto, Josep ^c   Dratva, Julia ^d   Janson, Christer ^e   Jarvis, Deborah ^f   Omenaas, Ernst Reidar ^a,b   Zemp, Elisabeth ^d   Wjst, Matthias ^g   Leynaert, Benedicte ^h   Svanes, Cecilie ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^h INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Body mass index; European community respiratory health survey; Lung function; Menarche

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EUROPE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; MENARCHE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650769123     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200912-1886OC     Document Type: Article

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