Childhood asthma and physical activity: A systematic review with meta-analysis and graphic appraisal tool for epidemiology assessment

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Lochte, Lene ^a   Nielsen, Kim G ^b   Petersen, Poul Erik ^a   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthmatic disease; Exercise; Pediatric; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SOCIAL STATUS; SPORT; SWIMMING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; WHEEZING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GLOBAL HEALTH; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85008402803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0571-4     Document Type: Article

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