Abstract
To the Editor: A letter from Dr. Daman in the July 27 issue of the Journal described methods to diminish exercise-induced asthma that had previously been shown to occur in a 34-year-old atopic man who had never before presented with asthma. However, Dr. Daman failed to mention some of the more important aspects of diminishing exercise-induced asthma. Free range running for periods of six minutes or more has been shown to be the most potent stimulus of exercise-induced asthma in the majority of persons tested.12 Two distinct effects of running have been documented. Short durations of exercise (one to two.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1193-1194 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 299 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 23 Nov 1978 |
Externally published | Yes |