The Impact of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Dermatological Injuries on Nutritional Intake and Hydration Status During Ultramarathon Events

Sports Medicine - Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Costa, Ricardo J S ^a   Snipe, Rhiannon ^a   Camões Costa, Vera ^a   Scheer, Volker ^b   Murray, Andrew ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b British Forces Germany Health Services   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate Intake; Endurance Sport; Gastrointestinal Symptom; Hydration Status; Nutritional Intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 85022129392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21989761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40798-015-0041-9     Document Type: Article

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