The health effects of exercising in air pollution

Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 223-249

  Giles, Luisa V ^a   Koehle, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL; BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LUNG; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84894198769     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0108-z     Document Type: Review

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