Asthma in Mexican school-age children is not associated with passive smoking or obesity

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|  | Full Text    |    Asia Pac Allergy. 2013 Jan;3(1):42-49. English. Published online 2013 Jan 22.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.2013.3.1.42  Copyright © 2013. Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology. Asthma in Mexican school-age children is not associated with passive smoking or obesity Martín Bedolla-Barajas,1 Ana T. Barrera-Zepeda,2 Juan B. López-Zaldo,3 and Jaime Morales-Romero4 1Allergy and Clinical Immunology Service, Division of Internal Medicine, The "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca" Civil Hospital of Guadalajara, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44340, Mexico. 2The Hospital Regional of Ciudad Guzman, Ministry of Health, Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco 49120, Mexico. 3Medical Intern, Southern Region University Center, University of Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco 49000, Mexico. 4The Public Health Institute, University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz 91190, Mexico.  Correspondence: Martín Bedolla-Barajas. 2330-301 Eulogio Parra, Col. Las Américas, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44650, México. Tel: +52-33-33-42-89-16, Fax: +52-33-33-42-89-16, Email: drmbedbar@gmail.com  Received February 07, 2012; Accepted December 26, 2012. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.