Allergy Asthma Respir Dis.  2014 Mar;2(1):1-2. 10.4168/aard.2014.2.1.1.

Gender difference on the relationship between obesity and airway hyperresponsiveness in adult asthma

• Kim SH

• KMID: 2168564
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4168/aard.2014.2.1.1

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Asthma*
Humans
Obesity*

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