Comparative prevalence of asthma in different groups of athletes: A survey

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 402-406

  Langdeau, Jean Bruno ^a   Turcotte, Hélène ^a   Thibault, Guy ^a   Boulet, Louis Philippe ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Athletes; Prevalence; Survey

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LONG ACTING DRUG; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATOPY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLD AIR; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SELF REPORT; TRAINING;

EID: 7244223524     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/251453     Document Type: Article

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