Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Athletes-Should We Screen?

• Autores: James H.K. Hull, Les Ansley, Rachel Garrod, John W. Dickinson
• Localización: Medicine & Science in Sports & exercise: Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0195-9131, Vol. 39, Nº. 12, 2007, págs. 2117-2124
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The fact that exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) may be both over- and underdiagnosed in athletes has led to calls for widespread screening for the condition. This article assesses such a strategy by employing the standard framework used when evaluating any screening policy. This approach highlights a number of concerns and allows recommendations to help optimize the success of such a strategy if it were to be implemented