An overview of asthma and airway hyper-responsiveness in Olympic athletes

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 413-416

  Fitch, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEASON; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ASTHMA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; HUMANS; SEASONS; SPORTS;

EID: 84860192909     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090814     Document Type: Review

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