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BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.31, no.3, pp.235-238, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
Background: Childhood obesity has become a global epidemic. It is related to several chronic diseases such as essential hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and renal disease. The relationship between the degree of obesity and lung functions is well defined in adults, but limited information is available about the childhood period.