Illness and injury in athletes during the competition period at the London 2012 Paralympic Games: Development and implementation of a web-based surveillance system (WEB-IISS) for team medical staff

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 420-425

  Derman, Wayne ^a,b   Schwellnus, Martin ^a,b   Jordaan, Esme ^c   Blauwet, Cheri A ^d,e   Emery, Carolyn ^b,f   Pit Grosheide, Pia ^e   Marques, Norma Angelica Patino ^e,g   Martinez Ferrer, Oriol ^e,h   Stomphorst, Jaap ^e,i   Van De Vliet, Peter ^e,j   Webborn, Nick ^k   Willick, Stuart E ^e,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Academic Medical Center VU University Medical Center   (Canada)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^e International Paralympic Committee   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g National Commission of Physical Culture and Sport in the Mexican Paralympic Centre   (Mexico)

^h UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

ⁱ Sports Medicine Department   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; LONDON; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SPORTS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84876295600     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092375     Document Type: Article

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