Abstract
The Paralympic movement, through its International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Medical Code, is committed to ensure athlete health, and the IPC encourages all initiatives and measures to minimize the risk of injury and illness in Paralympic athletes (https://www.paralympic.org/ice-hockey/athletes/health; accessed 25 August 2017).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 185-203 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- Paralympic
- Athletes
- Illness
- Epidemiology
- Risk markers
- Prevention
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Nick Webborn, OBE
- School of Sport and Service Management - Clinical Prof-Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Sport and Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Research and Enterprise Group
Person: Academic
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Van Rensburg, D. C. J., Schwellnus, M., Derman, W., & Webborn, N. (2018). Illness Among Paralympic Athletes Epidemiology, Risk Markers, and Preventative Strategies. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 29(2), 185-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2018.01.003