Childhood body mass index and wheezing disorders: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

It has been claimed that overweight/obesity, childhood asthma and wheezing disorders are associated, although the results of observational studies have remained inconsistent. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis to investigate this.

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