Sports injuries and illnesses in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 441-447

  Soligard, Torbjørn ^a   Steffen, Kathrin ^b   Palmer Green, Debbie ^c   Aubry, Mark ^d   Grant, Marie Elaine ^e   Meeuwisse, Willem ^f   Mountjoy, Margo ^g   Budgett, Richard ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^a,b,h  

^a International Olympic Committee   (Switzerland)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d International Ice Hockey Federation   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g Fédération Internationale de Natation FINA Sports Medicine Committee   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WINTER SPORT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RUSSIA; SNOW SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84928992780     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-094538     Document Type: Article

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