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Obesity is a risk for asthma and wheeze but not airway hyperresponsiveness
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  • L M Schachter aInstitute of Respiratory Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, bClinical Epidemiology Unit, University of Sydney, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, New Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia, cDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • C M Salome aInstitute of Respiratory Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, bClinical Epidemiology Unit, University of Sydney, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, New Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia, cDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • J K Peat aInstitute of Respiratory Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, bClinical Epidemiology Unit, University of Sydney, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, New Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia, cDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • A J Woolcock aInstitute of Respiratory Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia, bClinical Epidemiology Unit, University of Sydney, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, New Children's Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia, cDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Dr L Schachter, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australialindams{at}bigpond.com
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Schachter LM, Salome CM, Peat JK, et al
Obesity is a risk for asthma and wheeze but not airway hyperresponsiveness
Thorax 2001;56:4-8.

Publication history

  • Received March 10, 2000
  • Revision requested May 15, 2000
  • Revised August 8, 2000
  • Accepted September 8, 2000
  • First published January 1, 2001.
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