Why must olympic athletes prove that they have asthma to be permitted to take inhaled β2-agonists?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-37

  Weiler, John M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ASTHMA; ATHLETE; CERTIFICATION; DOPING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MISUSE; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037250850     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.113     Document Type: Editorial

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