A systematic review of the association between obesity and asthma in children

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1446-1465

  Liu, Pei Ching ^a,b   Kieckhefer, Gail M ^c   Gau, Bih Shya ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Body mass index; Children; Nursing; Obesity; Overweight; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84878625213     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12129     Document Type: Article

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