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Association between obesity and asthma in a twin cohort.

Allergy - 1 Oct 2007

Thomsen S F, Ulrik C S, Kyvik K O, Sørensen T I A, Posthuma D, Skadhauge L R, Steffensen I, Backer V

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BACKGROUND: Obesity is linked to asthma in a yet poorly understood manner. We examined the relationship between obesity and asthma in a population-based sample of twins. METHODS: From the cohorts born between 1953 and 1982, who were enrolled in The Danish Twin Registry, a total of 29 183 twin individuals participated in a nationwide questionnaire study, where data on height, weight and asthma were collected....

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PMID: 17845591
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01480.x

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