Indoor swimming pools, water chlorination and respiratory health
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Indoor swimming pools, water chlorination and respiratory health.
Swimming is generally considered to be a healthy leisure activity for both the young and old. Swimming is even often advised as the most appropriate sport for asthmatic children [1–3], mainly (but probably not solely) on the grounds that inhaling moist air is less conducive to triggering exercise-induced asthma [4]. However, for obvious reasons of microbiological safety, the water of public and...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00308602