Can Exercise Make Us Immune to Disease?
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 14 (3) , 250-253
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1986.11709024
Abstract
Some people believe that exercise is a panacea; they're convinced it can even strengthen their immune system. But immunologists caution that while that belief remains plausible, there is evidence that excessive physical activity might invite infection.Keywords
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