Less experience and running pace are potential risk factors for medical complications during a 56 km road running race: A prospective study in 26 354 race starters-SAFER study II

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 905-911

  Schwabe, Karen ^a   Schwellnus, Martin P ^a,b   Derman, Wayne ^a,b   Swanevelder, Sonja ^c   Jordaan, Esme ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Academic Medical Center VU University Medical Center   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SKIN DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84900446715     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093471     Document Type: Article

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