Associations of BMI, fat mass and lean mass with childhood asthma: Mendelian randomization study

R. Granell, J. Henderson, D. Evans, G. Smith, A. Ness, S. Lewis, T. Palmer, J. Sterne (Bristol, Coventry, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Asthma and lung development: from genes to environment
Session: Asthma and lung development: from genes to environment
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3495
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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