Clinical investigation of athletes with persistent fatigue and/or recurrent infections

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-45

  Reid, V L ^a   Gleeson, M ^a   Williams, N ^b   Clancy, R L ^b  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; IRON DEPLETION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT INFECTION; SLEEP DISORDER; TRAINING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0842309070     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.002634     Document Type: Article

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