Medical complications and deaths in 21 and 56 km road race runners: A 4-year prospective study in 65 865 runners-SAFER study i

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 912-918

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b International Olympic Committee   (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

ACUTE DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SAFETY; SKIN DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACUTE DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SAFETY; SKIN DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84900468786     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093470     Document Type: Article

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