Pre-race health status and medical events during the 2005 World Adventure Racing Championships

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-31

  Newsham West, Richard J ^a,b   Marley, Joanne ^a   Schneiders, Anthony G ^a   Gray, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adventure race; Epidemiology; Illness; Incidence; Injury; Physical endurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVENTURE RACING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTING EVENT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149125370     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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