The descriptive epidemiology of sports/leisure-related heat illness hospitalisations in New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-51

  Finch, Caroline F ^a,b   Boufous, Soufiane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exertion related heat illness; Heat illness; Sport and leisure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRICKET; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LEISURE; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SPORTS;

EID: 37249037596     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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