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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The Prevalence of Asthma in an NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletic Program

Donald F. Zoz Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
, M.D.,
Jonathan P. Parsons Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
, M.D., M.Sc.,
Janine L. Oman Department of Athletics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
, M.S., P.T./A.T.C.,
Gary Phillips The Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
, M.A.S.,
Christopher C. Kaeding The Ohio State University Sports Medicine Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
, M.D.,
Thomas M. Best The Ohio State University Sports Medicine Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
, M.D., Ph.D. &
John G. Mastronarde Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
, M.D. show all
Pages 845-848 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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