Many obese individuals experience wheezing, rather than asthma. A Mendelian randomization study of 86,019 adults

Yunus Çolak (Helsingør, Denmark), Yunus çolak, Shoaib Afzal, Peter Lange, Børge Nordestgaard

Source: International Congress 2015 – Novel mechanisms and treatments in allergy and asthma
Session: Novel mechanisms and treatments in allergy and asthma
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4463
Disease area: Airway diseases

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