Pharmaceutical treatment of asthma symptoms in elite athletes - Doping or therapy?

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 615-622

  Backer, V ^a   Lund, T ^a   Pedersen, L ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2 agonist; Asthma; Corticosteroids; Sport

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

DENMARK; DOPING; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; DENMARK; DOPING IN SPORTS; HUMANS;

EID: 37149044679     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00711.x     Document Type: Review

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