Higher Prevalence of Obesity Among Children With Asthma

The aim of this study is to investigate the association between childhood obesity and asthma, and whether this relationship varies by race/ethnicity. For this population-based, cross-sectional study, measured weight and height, and asthma diagnoses were extracted from electronic medical records of 6...

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Main Authors: Black, Mary Helen, Smith, Ning, Porter, Amy H., Jacobsen, Steven J., Koebnick, Corinna
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3348709/