Body mass index or percent body fatness for defining obesity as a risk factor for asthma

J. Valverde-Molina, M. Sanchez-Solis, P. Mondejar, M. D. Pastor, V. Lopez, V. Perez, L. Garcia-Marcos (Santiago de la Ribera, Murcia, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Epidemiology of paediatric asthma and allergy
Session: Epidemiology of paediatric asthma and allergy
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1456
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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