Obesity and asthma: Impact on severity, asthma control, and response to therapy

Respiratory Care

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 867-873

  Juel, Caroline Trunk Black ^a   Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma control; Obesity; Quality of life; Response to therapy

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; LEPTIN; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONTELUKAST; NITRIC OXIDE;

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; EXHALATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876838050     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02202     Document Type: Review

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