Prevalence of allergy and upper respiratory tract symptoms in runners of the London Marathon

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 999-1004

  Robson Ansley, Paula ^a,b   Howatson, Glyn ^a,c   Tallent, Jamie ^a   Mitcheson, Kelly ^a   Walshe, Ian ^a   Toms, Chris ^a   Du Toit, George ^d   Smith, Matt ^e   Ansley, Les ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; athletes; exercise induced asthma; inhalant allergens; upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONDON; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84861525644     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318243253d     Document Type: Article

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