Determination of future prevention strategies in elite track and field: Analysis of Daegu 2011 IAAF Championships injuries and illnesses surveillance

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 505-514

  Alonso, Juan Manuel ^a,b   Edouard, Pascal ^c,d   Fischetto, Giuseppe ^a,e   Adams, Bob ^a,f   Depiesse, Frédéric ^a,d   Mountjoy, Margo ^g,h,i  

^a International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF   (Monaco)

^b AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d Medical Commission   (France)

^e Medical Department   (Italy)

^f Sports Medicine and Science Committee   (United States)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h International Olympic Committee   (Switzerland)

ⁱ FINA Bureau and Sports Medicine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LACERATION; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SKIN; SOUTH KOREA; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; TENDON INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TENDON INJURIES; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861849369     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091008     Document Type: Article

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