Respiratory symptoms, bronchial responsiveness, and cellular characteristics of induced sputum in elite swimmers

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 346-352

  Helenius, I J ^a   Rytila P ^a   Metso, T ^a   Haahtela, T ^a   Venge, P ^b   Tikkanen, H O ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Asthma; Athletes; Increased bronchial responsiveness; Induced sputum; Swimming

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMATIC STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL;

EID: 0031961394     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03904.x     Document Type: Article

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