Study of injury and illness rates in multiday ultramarathon runners

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2314-2320

  Krabak, Brian J ^a,b,c,d   Waite, Brandee ^e   Schiff, Melissa A ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Seattle Children's Sports Medicine   (United States)

^c SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USA Swimming   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; endurance; Injury; runner; sex; ultramarathon

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255214970     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318221bfe3     Document Type: Article

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