Sex-Specific Association between Childhood BMI Trajectories and Asthma Phenotypes
Background. Asthma and obesity are two common health problems in the pediatric population. Obesity is associated with several comorbidities which are of great consequence. Excess adipose tissue has been linked to asthma in a number of studies. However, little is known about childhood body mass index...
Main Authors: | Danny Wadden, Leigh-Anne Allwood Newhook, Laurie Twells, Jamie Farrell, Zhiwei Gao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9057435 |
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