Obesity and asthma: evidence for and against a causal relation

S. Chinn (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Asthma in obesity: a new entity?
Session: Asthma in obesity: a new entity?
Session type: Symposium
Number: 4788
Disease area: Airway diseases

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