Physical deconditioning as a cause of breathlessness among obese adolescents with a diagnosis of asthma.

Physical deconditioning as a cause of breathlessness among obese adolescents with a diagnosis of asthma.

<h4>Background</h4>Obese children frequently complain of breathlessness. Asthma and obesity can both contribute to the symptoms during exercise, and this symptom can contribute to a diagnosis of asthma in these children. Despite the high prevalence of obesity few studies have investigate...

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Main Authors: Yun M Shim, Autumn Burnette, Sean Lucas, Richard C Herring, Judith Weltman, James T Patrie, Arthur L Weltman, Thomas A Platts-Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23637784/pdf/?tool=EBI

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