Asthma and obesity: Is weight reduction the key to achieve asthma control?

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 69-73

  Ulrik, Charlotte S ^a,b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma control; Obesity; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ASTHMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPLICATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84948576923     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000226     Document Type: Review

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