Asthma and body mass definitions affect estimates of association: evidence from a community-based cross-sectional survey

Francisca de Castro Mendes, Inês Paciência, João Cavaleiro Rufo, Diana Silva, Pedro Cunha, Mariana Farraia, Luís Delgado, Pedro Moreira, André Moreira

Source: ERJ Open Res, 5 (4) 00076-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00076-2019
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Airway diseases

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