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. 2006 Aug;13(8):1136-41.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2006.04.004. Epub 2006 May 12.

[Physical fitness in children with asthma]

[Article in French]
F-P Counil  1 , M Voisin
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[Physical fitness in children with asthma]

[Article in French]
F-P Counil et al. Arch Pediatr. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

The exercise limitation in a child with asthma is the result of several factors: the lack of ventilatory reserve, muscle deconditioning, and cardiac limitation. The severity of the airway obstruction is a major determinant of physical fitness. Aerobic and anaerobic fitness are equally affected. Both types of fitness can be improved by specific training programs.

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