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An overview of asthma and airway hyper-responsiveness in Olympic athletes by Fitch, Kenneth D

“…Data from the past five Olympic Games obtained from athletes seeking to inhale β2 adrenoceptor agonists (IBA) have identified those athletes with documented…”
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Respiratory health of elite athletes - preventing airway injury: a critical review by Kippelen, Pascale, Fitch, Kenneth D, Anderson, Sandra Doreen, Bougault, Valerie, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, Rundell, Kenneth William, Sue-Chu, Malcolm, McKenzie, Donald C

“…Elite athletes, particularly those engaged in endurance sports and those exposed chronically to airborne pollutants/irritants or allergens, are at increased…”
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Asthma and the elite athlete: Summary of the International Olympic Committee's Consensus Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22-24, 2008 by Fitch, Kenneth D., MBBS, MD, Sue-Chu, Malcolm, MBChB, PhD, Anderson, Sandra D., PhD, DSc, Boulet, Louis-Philippe, MD, FCCP, FRCPC, Hancox, Robert J., MBChB, MD, McKenzie, Donald C., MD, PhD, Backer, Vibeke, MD, DMSci, Rundell, Kenneth W., PhD, Alonso, Juan M., MD, Kippelen, Pascale, PhD, Cummiskey, Joseph M., MD, Garnier, Alain, MD, Ljungqvist, Arne, MD, PhD

“…Respiratory symptoms cannot be relied on to make a diagnosis of asthma and/or airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in elite athletes. For this reason, the…”
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Androgenic-anabolic steroids and the Olympic Games by Fitch, Kenneth D.

“…Androgenic-anabolic steroids （AAS） have been misused by athletes at the Olympic Games, both before and after they were prohibited in sport in 1974. Systematic…”
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Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science position statement on exercise and asthma by Morton, Alan R, Fitch, Kenneth D

“…Abstract Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways is associated with variable obstruction to the airways and is provoked by many triggers…”
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Blood doping at the Olympic Games by Fitch, Kenneth D

“…The objective of this paper was to review our knowledge of athletes who have, are believed to have or have attempted to engage in blood doping to enhance their…”
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Therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) at the Olympic Games 1992-2012 by Fitch, Kenneth D

“…The need for therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) or the permitted use of Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods by athletes to treat significant medical…”
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The Asthmatic Athlete: Inhaled Beta-2 Agonists, Sport Performance, and Doping by McKenzie, Donald C, Fitch, Kenneth D

“…The asthmatic athlete has a long history in competitive sport in terms of success in performance and issues related to doping. Well documented are detailed…”
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Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: celebrating 50 years by Godfrey, Simon, Fitch, Kenneth D

“…This article examines in detail the history of more than half a century of investigations into elucidating the causation of exercise-induced…”
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Medication Use by Athletes at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games by Tsitsimpikou, Christina, Tsiokanos, Athanasios, Tsarouhas, Konstantinos, Schamasch, Patrick, Fitch, Kenneth D, Valasiadis, Dimitrios, Jamurtas, Athanasios

“…OBJECTIVE:To gather data and examine the use by elite Olympic athletes of food supplements and pharmaceutical preparations in total and per sport, country, and…”
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Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction by Godfrey, Simon, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPCH, Fitch, Kenneth D., MD, MBBS, DSc (Hon), FACRM

“…This article examines in detail the history of more than half a century of investigations into elucidating the causation of exercise-induced…”
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Laboratory protocol for exercise asthma to evaluate salbutamol given by two devices by ANDERSON, Sandra D, LAMBERT, Stephen, BRANNAN, John D, WOOD, Robert J, KOSKELA, Heikki, MORTON, Alan R, FITCH, Kenneth D

“…As new delivery devices and formulations are being introduced for drugs given by inhalation, there is a need to evaluate their equivalence with old…”
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The Asthmatic Athlete, Inhaled Beta Agonists, and Performance by McKenzie, Donald C, Stewart, Ian B, Fitch, Kenneth D

“…INTRODUCTIONThe large increase in the number of athletes who apply to use inhaled beta agonists (IBAs) at the Olympic Games is a concern to the medical…”
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β2-Agonists at the Olympic Games by Fitch, Kenneth D.

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Is salmeterol ergogenic? by Morton, A R, Joyce, K, Papalia, S M, Carroll, N G, Fitch, K D

“…To assess the effects of 50 micrograms of inhaled salmeterol on pulmonary function, selected physical capacities, and fine motor control in 16 nonasthmatic…”
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beta2-Agonists at the Olympic Games by Fitch, Kenneth D

“…The different approaches that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had adopted to beta2-agonists and the implications for athletes are reviewed by a…”
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[beta]2-Agonists at the olympic games by Fitch, Kenneth D

“…The different approaches that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had adopted to β^sub 2^-agonists and the implications for athletes are reviewed by a…”
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β2-agonists at the olympic games: Current issues with β2-Adrenoceptor agonists by FITCH, Kenneth D

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Asthma and Athletic Performance by Fitch, Kenneth D, Godfrey, Simon

“…Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is a manifestation of bronchial hyperreactivity that poses a special problem for the asthmatic engaging in competitive and…”
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Discrimination of Prohibited Oral Use of Salbutamol from Authorized Inhaled Asthma Treatment by Berges, Rosa, Segura, Jordi, Ventura, Rosa, Fitch, Kenneth D, Morton, Alan R, Farre, Magi, Mas, Marta, de la Torre, Xavier

“…The administration of salbutamol is permitted only by inhalation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the management of asthma and exercise-induced…”
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