Airway inflammation in the elite athlete and type of sport

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 244-248

  Belda, J ^a   Ricart, S ^b   Casan, P ^b   Giner, J ^b   Bellido Casado, J ^b   Torrejon, M ^b   Margarit, G ^b   Drobnic, F ^c,d  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c CAR Olympic Training Center   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AQUATIC SPORT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATHLETE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPORT; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SKIN TESTS; SPIROMETRY; SPORTS; SPUTUM; WATER;

EID: 42249115845     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.036335     Document Type: Article

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