[Bronchial asthma in obesity--a distinct phenotype of asthma?].

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Asthma and obesity have a considerable impact on public health and their prevalence has increased in recent years. Numerous large cross-sectional and prospective studies performed in adults, adolescents, and children throughout the world supports the hypothesis that obesity is an independent risk factor for asthma. The pathogenetic basis for asthma and obesity associations in humans is not well established....

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