Correlation between peak flow and body mass index in obese and non-obese children in Kocaeli, Turkey

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-406

  Gundogdu, Zuhal ^a,b   Eryilmaz, Nihal ^a  

^a Hospital Universitario Kocaeli   (Turkey)

^b Akademi Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; Lung function; Obesity; Peak expiratory Flow

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 85027957864     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2011.00061     Document Type: Article

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