Epidemiology of exertional heat illness among U.S. High School Athletes

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-14

  Kerr, Zachary Y ^a   Casa, Douglas J ^d   Marshall, Stephen W ^a,b,c   Comstock, R Dawn ^e,f,g  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; BASEBALL; BASKETBALL; BODY MASS; DIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXERTIONAL HEAT ILLNESS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAT INJURY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; VOLLEYBALL; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871323457     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.09.058     Document Type: Article

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