Health protection of the Olympic athlete

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 466-470

  Steffen, Kathrin ^a,b   Soligard, Torbjørn ^b   Engebretsen, Lars ^a,b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b International Olympic Committee   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; WINTER SPORT;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHINA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SNOW SPORTS; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84861867235     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091168     Document Type: Article

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