Association between body mass index and asthma symptoms among Korean children: A nation-wide study

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1541-1547

  Suh, Mina ^a   Kim, Ho Hyun ^b   Choi, Dong Phil ^a   Kim, Kyung Won ^c   Sohn, Myung Hyun ^c   Ha, Kyoung Hwa ^a   Hwang, Won Ju ^d   Kim, Changsoo ^a   Kim, Kyu Earn ^c   Shin, Dong Chun ^a,b  

^a Department of Preventive Medicine ^*  (South Korea)

^b Institute for Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Body mass index; Child; Residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PET ANIMAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; PETS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WATER;

EID: 84863079475     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.12.1541     Document Type: Article

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