Self-reported asthma and allergies in top athletes compared to the general population - results of the German part of the GA<sup>2</sup>LEN-Olympic study 2008

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 differ...

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Main Authors: Thomas Silke, Wolfarth Bernd, Wittmer Caroline, Nowak Dennis, Radon Katja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Online Access:http://www.aacijournal.com/content/6/1/31