Childhood obesity and asthma: To BMI or not to BMI?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 767-768

  Forno, Erick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; exhaled nitric oxide; obese asthma

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDITORIAL; FAT MASS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LUNG FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY;

EID: 85008707892     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.08.020     Document Type: Editorial

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