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Asthma symptoms in rural living Tanzanian children; prevalence and the relation to aerobic fitness and body fat

Sveinung Berntsen, Kai‐Håkon Carlsen, Rune Hageberg, Anders Aandstad, P. Mowinckel, Sigmund A. Anderssen, K.‐H. Carlsen

Allergy · 2009 · 21 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

More than every fifth 9-10 year old child from a rural district in North-Tanzania reported asthma symptoms. Lower body fat was associated with higher occurrence of asthma symptoms, but aerobic fitness was not associated with asthma symptoms.

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