The effect of a competitive season and environmental factors on pulmonary function and aerobic power in varsity hockey players

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Game, Alex B ^a   Bell, Gordon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air quality; Asthma; Exercise induced bronchospasm; Exercise induced hypoxaemia; Mould

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPORT; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOCKEY; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LUNG; MALE; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33744992251     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h05-005     Document Type: Article

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