Atopy, but Not Obesity is Associated with Asthma Severity Among Children with Persistent Asthma.
CONCLUSION: Atopy may be a more important risk factor for asthma severity than obesity among low-income minority children and adolescents with persistent asthma living in Northeastern cities in the United States.
PMID: 27144330 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Asthma - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Asthma Source Type: research
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