American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Feb 2017
Obesity and Airway Dysanapsis in Children With and Without Asthma.
For unclear reasons, obese children with asthma have higher morbidity and reduced response to inhaled corticosteroids. ⋯ Obesity is associated with airway dysanapsis in children. Dysanapsis is associated with increased morbidity among obese children with asthma and may partly explain their reduced response to inhaled corticosteroids.