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Title:

Self-reported asthma and allergies in top athletes compared to the general population - results of the German part of the GA2LEN-Olympic study 2008.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Thomas, S; Wolfarth, B; Wittmer, C; Nowak, D; Radon, K
Abstract:
ABSTRACT:Prevalence of asthma and allergies in top athletes is high. However, most previous studies did not include a general population comparison group. We aimed to compare the prevalence of asthma, allergies and medical treatment in different groups of German top athletes to the general population.Prior to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, 291 German candidates for participation (65%) completed a questionnaire on respiratory and allergic symptoms. Results were compared to those of a general popu...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol
Year:
2010
Journal volume:
6
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
31
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/1710-1492-6-31
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21118543
Print-ISSN:
1710-1484
TUM Institution:
Poliklinik für Präventive und Rehabilitative Sportmedizin
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