Athens 2004: The pollution climate and athletic performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 967-980

  Florida James, Geraint ^a   Donaldson, Ken ^b   Stone, Vicki ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athens; Exercise performance; Olympic games; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COUGHING; CYCLING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GREECE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METEOROLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; SPORT; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; TOPOGRAPHY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANTIOXIDANTS; CLIMATE; EXERCISE; GREECE; HUMANS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 11044226764     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410400000272     Document Type: Article

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