title: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: celebrating 50 years.
abstract: This article examines in detail the history of more than half a century of investigations into elucidating the causation of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction. Despite earnest attempts by many researchers from many countries, answers to some pivotal questions await the next generation of investigators into exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.
authors.affiliation: Hadassah Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. sgodfrey@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Godfrey
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Fitch
mesh_terms: D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans
keywords: Airway cooling; Airway drying; Asthma; Athletes; Bronchoconstriction; Exercise; Historical review; Refractory period