Exercise induced bronchoconstriction in elite athletes: Measuring the fall

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-96

  Holzer, K ^a   Douglass, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ATHLETE; BRONCHOSPASM; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; SPORTS; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 32544451462     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.049031     Document Type: Editorial

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