Percent body fat, skinfold thickness or body mass index for defining obesity or overweight, as a risk factor for asthma in schoolchildren: which one to use in epidemiological studies?

General Info

Geography

Spain (ESP)

Time period covered

January, 1993 - December, 2007

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Asthma

Citation

Authors

Garcia-Marcos L, Valverde-Molina J, Castaños Ortega ML, Sanchez-Solis M, Martinez-Torres AE, Castro-Rodríguez JA

Journal

Matern Child Nutr

Pages

304–10

Publication year

2008

Suggested citation

Garcia-Marcos L, Valverde-Molina J, Castaños Ortega ML, Sanchez-Solis M, Martinez-Torres AE, Castro-Rodríguez JA. Percent body fat, skinfold thickness or body mass index for defining obesity or overweight, as a risk factor for asthma in schoolchildren: which one to use in epidemiological studies?. Matern Child Nutr. 2008; 4(4): 304–10.