The effect of childhood obesity on respiratory function tests and airway hyperresponsiveness
Articles > Article · 2006
Authors: Zülal ÜLGER TUTAR, E DEMIR, R TANAC, Ruhsar Damla GÖKŞEN, Figen GÜLEN, Şükran DARCAN, D CAN, Mahmut ÇOKER
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2006, vol 48, pp 43-50
Summary
The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of exogenous obesity on respiratory function tests, to define the relationship between the severity of obesity and respiratory function test parameters, and to detect the incidence of airway hyperresponsiveness and exercise-induced bronchospasm in an obese study group.