Medical considerations in triathlon competition: Recommendations for triathlon organisers, competitors and coaches

Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-161

  Dallam, George M ^a   Jonas, Steven ^b   Miller, Thomas K ^c  

^a Malik and Seeme Hasan School of Business   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Orthopedic Surgery of Roanoke   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITION; CYCLING; DEHYDRATION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EQUIPMENT; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEAT INJURY; HELMET; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MANAGEMENT; MARATHON RUNNER; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; ORGANIZATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; RUNNING; SAFETY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SWIMMING; TRAINING; TRIATHLON; WATER SAFETY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ADULT; BICYCLING; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RUNNING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 14844298702     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200535020-00004     Document Type: Review

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