Is obesity a risk factor for childhood asthma?
- 1 April 2001
- Vol. 56 (4), 318-322
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00727.x
Abstract
Background: In adolescents and adults, an association between obesity and asthma was found in females. Does this sex-specific association already exist in young children? Methods: Questionnaire dat...Keywords
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