Bronchial hyperresponsiveness testing in athletes of the Swiss Paralympic team
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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness testing in athletes of the Swiss Paralympic team
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess airway hyperresponsiveness to eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation and dry powder mannitol challenge in athletes aiming to participate at the Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing, especially in athletes with spinal cord injury. METHODS Forty-four athletes with a disability (27 with paraplegia (group 1), 3 with tetraplegia (group 2) and 14 with other d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1758-2555
DOI: 10.1186/2052-1847-5-7