Airway dysfunction in swimmers

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 402-406

  Bougault, Valérie ^a   Boulet, Louis Philippe ^b  

^a Lille 2   (France)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; REVIEW; RHINITIS; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; CHLORINE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DISINFECTANTS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RHINITIS; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 84860151753     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090821     Document Type: Review

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