Childhood body mass index and subsequent physician-diagnosed asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
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- 13 August 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Pediatrics
- Vol. 13 (1), 121
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-121
Abstract
Childhood asthma and obesity prevalence have increased in recent years suggesting a potential association. However, the direction of any association is poorly understood and the potential causal-relationship is unknown.Keywords
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