Article
[Asthma and obesity: relationship and therapeutic implications in patients with asthma at the Department of Pneumology in Monastir, Tunisia].
The Pan African medical journal - 1 Jan 2020
Mhamed Saousen Cheikh, Saad Ahmed Ben, Migaou Asma, Fahem Nesrine, Rouatbi Naceur, Joobeur Samah
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Obesity and asthma are two chronic diseases affecting millions of people around the world. A causal relationship has been suggested. The purpose of our study is to examine the profile in obese people with asthma and to determine the relationship between the different severity parameters in asthma and the degree of obesity. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, monocentric, analytical study...
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