The elite athlete: Yes, with allergy we can

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-250

  Bonini, Sergio ^a   Craig, Timothy ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allergies; Asthma; athlete; exercise; exercise induced asthma; exercise induced bronchospasm

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE;

ALERTNESS; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATHLETE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; DOPING IN SPORTS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; SPORTS;

EID: 48349094039     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.06.020     Document Type: Editorial

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