Facial Cooling Enhances Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Asthmatic Children

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 767-771

  Zeitoun, Mona ^a   Wilk, Boguslaw ^a   Matsuzaka, Akira ^a   Knöpfli, Bruno H ^b   Wilson, Brian A ^c   Bar Or, Oded ^a,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Alpine Children's Hospital Davos   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bronchial response; Cold; Face; Vagal activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD AIR; COLD EXPOSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FACE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SCHOOL CHILD; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 2342502444     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000126466.67458.5B     Document Type: Article

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