Obesity and the lungs: Not just a crush

Respirology. 2019 Jun;24(6):502-503. doi: 10.1111/resp.13532. Epub 2019 Mar 21.

Authors

Gregory G King^{1

2

3}, Cindy Thamrin^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health, The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
³ NHMRC Centre of Excellence in Severe Asthma, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 30897266
DOI: 10.1111/resp.13532

No abstract available

Keywords: asthma; obesity; pulmonary physiology.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Bronchoconstriction*
Humans
Lung
Obesity*