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- Title
Association between obesity and atopy in Chinese schoolchildren.
- Authors
Leung, Ting Fan; Kong, Alice P S; Chan, Iris H S; Choi, Kai Chow; Ho, Chung Shun; Chan, Michael H M; So, Wing Yee; Lam, Christopher W K; Wong, Gary W K; Chan, Juliana C N
- Abstract
Despite parallel increases in asthma and obesity prevalence, there is little data on obesity as a risk factor for atopy. The latter is an important phenotype in asthmatic patients. This study investigates the association between asthma traits, atopy and obesity-related markers in Chinese adolescents.
- Publication
International archives of allergy and immunology, 2009, Vol 149, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
1423-0097
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000189196