Comparing the asthma control in overweight/obese and normal weight pediatric patients: A retrospective study in West Texas

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. Excess weight is thought to contribute adversely to this disease and has been associated with both an increased incidence and severity of asthma in multiple studies. However, this information does not seem to be conclusive, since there a...

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Main Authors: Jason Huang, Jarrett Lever, Bhargavi Kola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2018-07-01
Series:Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
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Online Access:http://www.pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/478