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Prerace medical screening and education reduce medical encounters in distance road races: SAFER VIII study in 153 208 race starters

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  • Martin Schwellnus Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) and Section Sports Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre, Pretoria, South Africa Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sonja Swanevelder Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Parow, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Wayne Derman International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre, Pretoria, South Africa Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mats Borjesson Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden Institute of Food, and Nutrition and Sports Science, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Göteborg, Sweden PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Karen Schwabe Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Esme Jordaan Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Parow, South Africa Statistics and Population Studies Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Martin Schwellnus, Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) and Section Sports Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0020, South Africa; mschwell{at}iafrica.com
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Schwellnus M, Swanevelder S, Derman W, et al
Prerace medical screening and education reduce medical encounters in distance road races: SAFER VIII study in 153 208 race starters
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019;53:634-639.

Publication history

  • Accepted October 26, 2018
  • First published November 9, 2018.
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December 05, 2022

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