Exercise-associated collapse: An evidence-based review and primer for clinicians

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1157-1162

  Asplund, Chad A ^a   O'Connor, Francis G ^b   Noakes, Timothy D ^c,d  

^a EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BODY POSTURE; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; FLUID THERAPY; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REVIEW; RUNNING; SHOCK; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ALGORITHMS; BAROREFLEX; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; FLUID THERAPY; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; POSTURE; RUNNING; SHOCK; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 80054022568     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090378     Document Type: Review

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