Influence of asthma definition on the asthma-obesity relationship

• Main Authors: Cetlin Andrea (Author), Gutierrez Manoel (Author), Bettiol Heloísa (Author), Barbieri Marco (Author), Vianna Elcio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epidemiological studies suggest an association between obesity and asthma in adults and children. Asthma diagnosis criteria are different among studies. The aim of this study was to test the influence of asthma definition on the asth...