Gain in lung function after weight reduction in severely obese children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1039-1042

  Van De Griendt, Erik Jonas ^a   Van Der Baan Slootweg, O H ^b   Van Essen Zandvliet, E E M ^b   Van Der Palen, J ^c,d   Tamminga Smeulders, C L J ^b   Benninga, M A ^a   Van Aalderen, W M C ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Asthma Centre Heideheuvel   (Netherlands)

^c MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84869878410     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301304     Document Type: Article

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