Increased body mass index predicts severity of asthma symptoms but not objective asthma traits in a large sample of asthmatics

S. F. Thomsen, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Epidemiology of asthma
Session: Epidemiology of asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 970
Disease area: Airway diseases

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S. F. Thomsen, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark). Increased body mass index predicts severity of asthma symptoms but not objective asthma traits in a large sample of asthmatics. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 970

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