Asthma, outdoor air quality and the Olympic Games

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 543-548

  McKenzie, Donald C ^a   Boulet, Louis Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EYE DROPS; FORMOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MONTELUKAST; NITROGEN; OXIDE; OZONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; SULFUR; SUNSCREEN; TERBUTALINE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRWAY; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ASTHMA; ATHLETE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHINA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; EYE BURNING; EYE DISCOMFORT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GARGLE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LOZENGE; MOUTHWASH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NOSE CONGESTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RASH; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SORE THROAT; SPEECH THERAPY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPORT; SUMMER; VOCAL CORD DISORDER;

EID: 51749085131     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.080982     Document Type: Review

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