Physical Activity and Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Eijkemans, Marianne ^a,b   Mommers, Monique ^b   Draaisma, Jos M Th ^a   Thijs, Carel ^b   Prins, Martin H ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84871460773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050775     Document Type: Article

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