Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5594206 | Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
These data, indicating elevated overall respiratory effort in overweight asthmatic children but comparable responses to dynamic changes in load, suggest that the greater disease burden in overweight asthmatic children may be due to altered respiratory mechanics associated with increased body mass.
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Authors
Victoria MacBean, Lorna Wheatley, Alan C. Lunt, Gerrard F. Rafferty,