Obesity in asthma: Approaches to treatment

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 434-442

  Pradeepan, Shyamala ^a   Garrison, Garth ^b   Dixon, Anne E ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Comorbidities; Exercise; Gastro esophageal reflux disease; GERD; Inhaled corticosteroids; Leukotrienes; Lung function; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea; Treatment; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEPTIN; MONTELUKAST; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VITAMIN D;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; BRONCHOSPASM; COMORBIDITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NEUTROPHILIA; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84885176559     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-013-0354-z     Document Type: Article

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