Open AccessScreening Adolescent Athletes for Exercise-Induced Asthma
Author(s) -
Feinstein Ra,
J LaRussa,
A Wang-Dohlman,
Bartolucci Aa
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical journal of sport medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1536-3724
pISSN - 1050-642X
DOI - 10.1097/00042752-199604000-00010
Subject(s) - medicine , athletes , asthma , exercise induced asthma , physical therapy
To pilot test an exercise-induced asthma (EIA) screening program using a submaximal step-test and pulmonary function test (PFT) to identify athletes with EIA and to determine if a physical examination or self-reported history could be used to predict the existence of EIA.