High body mass index is not associated with atopy in schoolchildren living in rural and urban areas of Ghana

• Hlavní autoři: Obeng Benedicta B (Autor), Amoah Abena S (Autor), Klipstein-Grobusch Kerstin (Autor), Larbi Irene A (Autor), Wilson Michael D (Autor), Yazdanbakhsh Maria (Autor), Boakye Daniel A (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: BMC, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Factors which determine the development of atopy and the observed rural-urban gradient in its prevalence are not fully understood. High body mass index (BMI) has been associated with asthma and potentially atopy in industrialized cou...