The association between BMI, vigorous physical activity and television viewing and the risk of symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children and adolescents: ISAAC Phase Three

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-84

  Mitchell, E A ^a   Beasley, R ^b   Bjorksten B ^c   Crane, J ^d   Garcia Marcos L ^e   Keil, U ^f  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Body mass index; Eczema; Physical activity; Rhinoconjunctivitis; Television viewing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TELEVISION VIEWING; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ECZEMA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; TELEVISION;

EID: 84871684236     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12024     Document Type: Article

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