Are asthma-like symptoms in elite athletes associated with classical features of asthma?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1131-1135

  Lund, T K ^a   Pedersen, L ^a   Anderson, S D ^b   Sverrild, A ^a   Backer, V ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATHLETE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BREATH TESTS; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MANNITOL; NITRIC OXIDE; SPORTS; SPUTUM; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71649101745     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054924     Document Type: Article

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