Obesity, nutrition, and asthma in children

Pediatric, Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 64-75

  Lang, Jason E ^a  

^a NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MONTELUKAST;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; COMORBIDITY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTRIC BANDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STOMACH BYPASS; SYMPTOM; THORAX; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84862838205     PISSN: 2151321X     EISSN: 21513228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ped.2011.0137     Document Type: Article

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