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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Body Mass Index and Childhood Asthma: A Linear Association?

Fortune Sithole University of Alberta, School of Public Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Jeroen Douwes Massey University Wellington Campus, Centre for Public Health Research, Wellington, New Zealand
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Igor Burstyn University of Alberta, Community and Occupational Medicine Program, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Paul Veugelers University of Alberta, School of Public Health, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pages 473-477 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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