Swimming Pool Injuries, Mycobacteria, and Tuberculosis-like Disease
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Swimming pool-induced asthma.
A 13-year-old elite swimmer presented with wheezing after indoor swimming training. On the basis of her clinical history and the tests performed, exercise-induced asthma and mold-induced asthma were ruled out and a diagnosis of chlorine-induced asthma was made.
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Reports (1896-1970)
سال: 1957
ISSN: 0094-6214
DOI: 10.2307/4589931