Aqua©: Allergy questionnaire for athletes. Development and validation

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1034-1041

  Bonini, Matteo ^a,i   Braido, Fulvio ^a,i   Baiardini, Ilaria ^a,i   Del Giacco, Stefano ^b   Gramiccioni, Claudia ^i,j   Manara, Massimo ^c   Tagliapietra, Giulia ^d   Scardigno, Anna ^e   Sargentini, Vittorio ^f   Brozzi, Mario ^g   Rasi, Guido ^i,j   Bonini, Sergio ^h,i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c FC Parma Calcio   (Italy)

^d Brescia Calcio   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f ASL Roma E   (Italy)

^g AS Roma (RomaLab)   (Italy)

^h SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

ⁱ GA LEN Unit   (Italy)

^j CNR   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Exercise induced asthma; Exercise induced bronchoconstriction; Soccer players; Sports allergy; Upper respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINO ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CREATINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ALLERGY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ATHLETES; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRONCHOSPASM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; EUROPEAN UNION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FOOD ALLERGY; GOLD STANDARD; HABIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; SYMPTOM; TRAINING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION STUDY; VITAMIN INTAKE; EUROPE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; EUROPE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650035437     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318193c663     Document Type: Article

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