Air Quality and Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Elite Athletes

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 409-421

  Rundell, Kenneth W ^a,b   Sue Chu, Malcolm ^c,d  

^a Pharmaxis Inc   (United States)

^b Janet Weis Children s Hospital   (United States)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Airway damage; Asthma; Athlete; Breathing; Cold air; Dry air; Exercise

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ASTHMA; ATHLETE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BRONCHOSPASM; COLD AIR; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER LOSS; WINTER SPORT;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY DAMAGE; ASTHMA; ATHLETE; BREATHING; COLD AIR; DRY AIR; EXERCISE;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; ATHLETES; COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

EID: 84880040417     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: 15578607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2013.02.009     Document Type: Review

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