title: Invited commentary: obesity and asthma--new perspectives, research needs, and implications for control programs.
authors.affiliation: Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. scr1@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Redd
authors.forename: Ali H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mokdad
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology