Thermoregulatory and respiratory responses in asthmatic and nonasthmatic subjects breathing cold and warm air during exercise in the cold

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 246-254

  Sandsund, M ^a   Reinertsen, R E ^a   Holand, B ^a   Bjermer, L ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cold exposure; Exercise; Human thermoregulation; Lung function; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD AIR; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE TEST; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 34249019270     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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