The effects of a swimming intervention for children with asthma

Respirology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 838-842

  Wang, Jeng Shing ^a,c   Hung, Wen Ping ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Peak expiratory flow monitoring; Pulmonary function testing; Severity of asthma; Swimming

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEROID THERAPY; SWIMMING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWIMMING;

EID: 69049098172     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01567.x     Document Type: Article

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