Hormonal contraception increases risk of asthma among obese but decreases it among nonobese subjects: a prospective, population-based cohort study

Matheson Melanie C., Burgess John A., Lau Melisa Y.Z., Lowe Adrian J., Gurrin Lyle C., Hopper John L., Giles Graham G., Johns David P., Walters E. Haydn, Abramson Michael J., Gómez Real Francisco, Dharmage Shyamali C.

Source: ERJ Open Res 2015; 1: 00026-2015
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Airway diseases

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