Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 11 , Pages 1760-1763 , November 2010

Self-reported symptoms and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in elite cross-country skiers

  • Nikolai Stenfors

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Östersund Hospital, 83183 Östersund, Sweden
    • Department of Research & Development, Jämtland County Council, Östersund, Sweden
    • Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Östersund Hospital, 83183 Östersund, Sweden. Tel.: +46 63 153000; fax: +46 63 154524.

Received 4 May 2010 ,Accepted 22 July 2010.

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PII: S0954-6111(10)00335-5

doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.07.014

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 11 , Pages 1760-1763 , November 2010

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