%0 Journal Article
%T The association between body mass index and frequency of emergency department visits and hospitalization for asthma exacerbation in a pediatric population
%A Alaa Althubaiti
%A Ghadah Abdulrahman Alhekail
%A Sulaiman AlQueflie
%J Archive of "Annals of Saudi Medicine".
%D 2017
%R 10.5144/0256-4947.2017.415
%X The prevalence of both asthma and obesity are increasing. Although some studies suggest an association between body mass index (BMI) and frequency of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization for asthma exacerbation, any association remains unproven
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074121/