Asthma in swimmers: A review of the current literature

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Fisk, Michelle Z ^a   Steigerwald, Michelle D ^a   Smoliga, James M ^a   Rundell, Kenneth W ^b  

^a MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pharmaxis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial hypersensitivity; Chloramines; Chlorine; Exercise induced bronchoconstriction; Swimming

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; DICHLORAMINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; IRRITANT AGENT; MONOCHLORAMINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SALBUTAMOL; TRICHLORAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHLORINE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWIMMING;

EID: 78650256976     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2010.12.1822     Document Type: Review

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