Muscle cramping in the marathon: Aetiology and risk factors

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 364-367

  Schwellnus, Martin P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MARATHON RUNNER; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE FATIGUE; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL REFLEX;

EID: 34247847918     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737040-00023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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