Sport, sex and age increase risk of illness at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a prospective cohort study of 51 198 athlete days.

Derman, Wayne; Schwellnus, Martin P; Jordaan, Esme; Runciman, Phoebe; Blauwet, Cheri; Webborn, Nick; Lexell, Jan; Van de Vliet, Peter; Tuakli-Wosornu, Yetsa; Kissick, James; Stomphorst, Jaap

Derman, Wayne; Schwellnus, Martin P; Jordaan, Esme; Runciman, Phoebe; Blauwet, Cheri; Webborn, Nick; Lexell, Jan; Van de Vliet, Peter; Tuakli-Wosornu, Yetsa; Kissick, James; Stomphorst, Jaap.

Affiliation

Derman W; Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Schwellnus MP; International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre, South Africa.
Jordaan E; International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre, South Africa.
Runciman P; Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) and Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Blauwet C; Biostatistics Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
Webborn N; Statistics and Population Studies Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
Lexell J; Department of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Van de Vliet P; International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre, South Africa.
Tuakli-Wosornu Y; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kissick J; Centre for Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine (SESAME), University of Brighton, Eastbourne, UK.
Stomphorst J; Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Br J Sports Med ; 52(1): 17-23, 2018 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29074477

Subject(s)

Age Factors; Digestive System Diseases/epidemiology; Disabled Persons; Respiratory Tract Diseases/epidemiology; Sex Factors; Skin Diseases/epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anniversaries and Special Events; Athletes; Basketball; Brazil; Child; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Swimming; Wheelchairs; Young Adult

Key words

athlete; disability; illness

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Tract Diseases / Skin Diseases / Sex Factors / Age Factors / Disabled Persons / Digestive System Diseases Type of study: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Br J Sports Med Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: South Africa

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