January 22, 2014

Rethinking the Prevalence of Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction in Patients with Asthma

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Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 December 1.
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PMCID: PMC3842588
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Rethinking the Prevalence of Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction in Patients with Asthma

Jonathan M. Gaffin, MD, MMSc,1,2 Alisha Bouzaher, BA,3,* Michael McCown, DO,1,2 Katherine Larabee Tuttle, MD,3Elliot Israel, MD,2,4 and Wanda Phipatanakul, MD, MS2,3
Exercise induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is reported in up to 90 percent of patients with asthma. However, the body of literature leading to these estimates is confounded by varying diagnostic methodologies, employing different measures and modes of challenges, and relative lack of population-based studies. Athlete and military cohorts dominate the epidemiologic data....

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