Survey of competitive distance runners in Alberta: Satisfaction with health care services with respect to running injuries

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 104-112

  Rendall, Edward O ^a,b   Mohtadi, Nicholas G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distance runners; Health care; Injury management; Running injuries; Satisfaction; Sport medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNNING; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0031007513     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199704000-00006     Document Type: Article

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