title: Bronchial asthma and obesity in childhood.
abstract: Bronchial asthma and obesity is among a group ofmultietiologic complex diseases which influence each other in their origin, and development. The impact on the patient's quality of life and prognosis is significant, health costs included. Because of the increasing prevalence worldwide, there has been an increase in the amount of studies dealing with reciprocal associations between asthma and obesity.
authors.affiliation: Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Medical Faculty, University Hospital Martin, Department of Pediatrics, Slovak Republic. krystofova1@india.com
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krystofová
authors.forename: Milos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jesenák
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bánovcin
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology