AQUA: Allergy Questionnaire for Athletes. Development and validation.

@article{Bonini2009AQUAAQ,
  title={AQUA: Allergy Questionnaire for Athletes. Development and validation.},
  author={Matteo Bonini and Fulvio Braido and Ilaria Baiardini and Stefano R. Del Giacco and Claudia Gramiccioni and Massimo Manara and G. Tagliapietra and Anna Scardigno and Vittorio Sargentini and Mario Brozzi and Guido Rasi and S. Bonini},
  journal={Medicine and science in sports and exercise},
  year={2009},
  volume={41 5},
  pages={
          1034-41
        }
}
PURPOSE Despite the high and increasing prevalence of allergic diseases in athletes, allergy diagnostics is not part of the routine medical examination in sports medicine. [] Key Method The final version of the questionnaire, made of 25 selected questions, was validated in 128 professional soccer players who underwent accurate history taking, medical examination, skin prick testing, and/or specific IgE determination.
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