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An Overview of the Obese-Asthma Phenotype in Children.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 6 Jan 2022
Fainardi Valentina, Passadore Lucrezia, Labate Marialuisa, Pisi Giovanna, Esposito Susanna
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood. Overweight and obesity are included among the comorbidities considered in patients with difficult-to-treat asthma, suggesting a specific phenotype of the disease. Therefore, the constant increase in obesity prevalence in children and adolescents raises concerns about the parallel increase of obesity-associated asthma. The possible correlation between obesity...
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