title: Childhood asthma and obesity--what is the true link?
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: ppermaul@partners.org.
authors.forename: Perdita
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Permaul
authors.affiliation: Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Watcharoot
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kanchongkittiphon
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Phipatanakul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D059647:Gene-Environment Interaction; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
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