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A prospective cohort study of 7031 distance runners shows that 1 in 13 report systemic symptoms of an acute illness in the 8–12 day period before a race, increasing their risk of not finishing the race 1.9 times for those runners who started the race: SAFER study IV
- Correspondence to Professor Martin P Schwellnus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute for Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Research, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Sports Campus, Burnett Street, Hatfield, Pretoria 0020, South Africa; mschwell{at}iafrica.com
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A prospective cohort study of 7031 distance runners shows that 1 in 13 report systemic symptoms of an acute illness in the 8–12 day period before a race, increasing their risk of not finishing the race 1.9 times for those runners who started the race: SAFER study IV
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- Accepted June 7, 2016
- First published June 24, 2016.
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July 15, 2016
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