Asthma is more prevalent in elite swimming adolescents despite better mental and physical health

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 362-371

  Romberg, K ^a,b   Tufvesson, E ^a   Bjermer, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Health Care Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Asthma; Exercise; Lifestyle; Psychosomatic symptoms; Questionnaire; Respiratory symptoms; Self esteem; Swimming; Well being

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; NITROGEN CHLORIDE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN; SWIMMING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; CHLORIDES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861428790     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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