Pulmonary function and airway responsiveness in young competitive swimmers

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-80

  Silvestri, Michela ^a   Crimi, Emanuele ^b   Oliva, Simona ^a   Senarega, Daniela ^c   Tosca, Maria Angela ^a   Rossi, Giovanni A ^a   Brusasco, Vito ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

asthma; bronchial hyperreactivity; lung growth; spirometry; swimming

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

EID: 84872861535     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22542     Document Type: Article

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