Obesity and asthma: An association modified by age of asthma onset.
Summary of "Obesity and asthma: An association modified by age of asthma onset."
Studies of asthma phenotypes have identified obesity as a component of a group characterized by a high proportion of subjects with adult-onset asthma. However, whether age of asthma onset modifies the association between obesity and asthma is unknown.
Affiliation
Asthma Institute, Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
ISSN: 1097-6825
Pages: 1486-1493.e2
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21624618
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2011.03.036
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Asthma, Exercise-induced
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