Injury and illness in aquatic sport: How high is the risk? A comparison of results from three FINA World Championships

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 278-283

  Prien, Annika ^a   Mountjoy, Margo ^b,c,d   Miller, Jim ^c,e,f   Boyd, Kevin ^a   Van Den Hoogenband, Cees ^c   Gerrard, David ^c   Cherif, Mohamed Yahia ^c   Lu, Yifan ^c   Nanousis, Kyriakos ^c   Liscano, Edgar Ivan Ortiz ^c   Shahpar, Farhad Moradi ^c   Junge, Astrid ^a,g,h  

^a University of Applied Sciences and Medical University   (Germany)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

^d International Olympic Committee   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

^h SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84977525828     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096075     Document Type: Article

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