Asthma in Tunisian elite athletes

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 571-575

  Sallaoui, Ridha ^a   Chamari, K ^b   Chtara, M ^a   Alaranta, A ^c   Manai, Y ^a   Ghedira, H ^d   Amri, M ^e  

^a University of La Manouba   (Tunisia)

^b NATIONAL CENTER OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS CNMSS   (Tunisia)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Airway hyper reactivity; Bronchospasm; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; TUNISIA;

EID: 34447527750     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964838     Document Type: Article

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