Hormonal contraception increases risk of asthma among obese but decreases it among nonobese subjects: a prospective, population-based cohort study

Hormonal contraception increases risk of asthma among obese but decreases it among nonobese subjects: a prospective, population-based cohort study

Epidemiological data on asthma suggest a sex difference that varies with age. Hormonal effects have been suggested as a possible explanation for these differences but there is a scarcity of evidence on these relationships. Our objective was to examine the relationship between reproductive factors an...

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Main Authors: Melanie C. Matheson, John A. Burgess, Melisa Y.Z. Lau, Adrian J. Lowe, Lyle C. Gurrin, John L. Hopper, Graham G. Giles, David P. Johns, E. Haydn Walters, Michael J. Abramson, Francisco Gómez Real, Shyamali C. Dharmage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2015-11-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/1/2/00026-2015.full

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