Injury patterns and levels of care at a marathon

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 519-525

  Nguyen, Richard B ^a   Milsten, Andrew M ^a   Cushman, Jeremy T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; marathon; mass gathering; medical resources

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUNNING; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651171304     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X0000635X     Document Type: Article

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