Obesity in asthma: Location or hormonal consequences?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1315-1316

  Arteaga Solis, Emilio ^a   Kattan, Meyer ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

adipokines; Asthma; obesity; obesity measures

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SEX HORMONE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BRONCHODILATATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN;

ADIPOKINES; ASTHMA; OBESITY; OBESITY MEASURES;

ADIPOSITY; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 84899644304     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.01.036     Document Type: Editorial

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