International travel and the elite athlete

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-66

  Pipe, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

altitude; elite athlete; gastrointestinal illness; jet lag; travel; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; JET LAG; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; TRAINING; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

ATHLETES; CLIMATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; JET LAG SYNDROME; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

EID: 78651410456     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e318205dfc9     Document Type: Article

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