Association between body mass index and asthma severity in Arab pediatric population: A retrospective study.

Increased body mass index (BMI) has been associated with an increased prevalence of asthma in children, however the association between BMI status and asthma severity has been less well defined. The aim of this study was to describe the association between childhood obesity and asthma severity, freq...

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Main Authors: Narjes Saheb Sharif-Askari, Hanan Abdulgader Sharif, Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari, Qutayba Hamid, Salah Abusnana, Rifat Hamoudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226957