The incidence of post-race symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection in wheelchair marathon racers

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 513-517

  Furusawa, K ^a   Tajima, F ^b   Okawa, H ^c   Takahashi, M ^d   Ogata, H ^d  

^a Kibikogen Rehabilitation Center for Employment Injuries   (Japan)

^b WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immune response; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair marathon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WHEELCHAIR SPORT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RUNNING; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPORTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 34447128225     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102028     Document Type: Article

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