title: Prevalence of asthma related to BMI in adolescents in Tehran, Iran, 2004-2005.
abstract: Both asthma and obesity have become more common in affluent societies during the recent decades, and several studies have shown a correlation between the presence of asthma and obesity.
authors.affiliation: Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, No 62, Dr Gharib st, Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran, 14194, Iran. kbidad@razi.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Katayoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bidad
authors.forename: Shahab
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anari
authors.forename: Asghar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aghamohammadi
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pourpak
authors.forename: Heshmat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moayeri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires