Metabolic syndrome and incidence of asthma in adults: The HUNT study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1495-1502

  Brumpton, Ben Michael ^a,b,c   Camargo Jr , Carlos Arturo ^b,c   Romundstad, Pål Richard ^a   Langhammer, Arnulf ^a   Chen, Yue ^d   Mai, Xiao Mei ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890030115     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00046013     Document Type: Article

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