Severe Airway Hyperresponsiveness in School-aged Boys with a High Body Mass Index
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Severe Airway Hyperresponsiveness in School-aged Boys with a High Body Mass Index
BACKGROUND An association between obesity and asthma has been reported. The prevalence of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), results of skin prick tests, body mass index (BMI), and asthma symptoms were examined in schoolchildren. METHODS The results of BMI (kg/m2) determination, skin prick testing, spirometry, asthma questionnaires, and methacholine challenge tests were obtained in a cross-sec...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1226-3303,2005-6648
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.1.10