Medical coverage of cycling events

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 125-130

  Martinez, John M ^a  

^a Coastal Sports and Wellness Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; BICYCLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANPOWER; NAUSEA; PREVALENCE; RECREATION; REVIEW; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; VOMITING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BICYCLING; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; INCIDENCE; NAUSEA; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PREVALENCE; RECREATION; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; VOMITING;

EID: 33745120170     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CSMR.0000306301.80201.3d     Document Type: Article

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