Effect of cold air on exercise capacity in COPD: Increase or decrease?

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1560-1565

  Koskela, Heikki ^a   Pihlajamäki, Jussi ^a   Pekkarinen, Heikki ^b   Tukiainen, Hannu ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bronchoconstriction; Cold climate; COPD; Dyspnea; Exercise; Lung diseases; Obstructive; Reflex physiology; Symptom limitation

Indexed keywords

IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD AIR; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031749582     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.6.1560     Document Type: Article

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