Challenges in athletics injury and illness prevention: Implementing prospective studies by standardised surveillance

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 481-482

  Edouard, Pascal ^a,b,c   Branco, Pedro ^d,e   Alonso, Juan Manuel ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c Medical Commission   (France)

^d European Athletics Medical and Anti Doping Commission European Athletics Association (EAA)   (Switzerland)

^e International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF   (Monaco)

^f ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; TRAINING;

ATHLETICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INJURY PREVENTION;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84896349117     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-093093     Document Type: Editorial

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