Childhood obesity in relation to poor asthma control and exacerbation: A meta-analysis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1063-1073

  Ahmadizar, Fariba ^a   Vijverberg, Susanne J H ^a,b   Arets, Hubertus G M ^b   De Boer, Anthonius ^a   Lang, Jason E ^c   Kattan, Meyer ^d   Palmer, Colin N A ^e   Mukhopadhyay, Somnath ^f,g   Turner, Steve ^h   Der Zee, Anke H Maitland Van ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL ALEXANDRA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990040767     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00766-2016     Document Type: Article

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