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070 Metabolic/endocrine disease, older females, longer race distance, slower race pace and higher WBGT are independent risk factors associated with medical encounters in 21.1 km and 56 km runners: a SAFER study in 76654 starters
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  • Martin Schwellnus Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), Pretoria, South Africa IOC Research Centre, South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Emeritus Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Nicola Sewry Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), Pretoria, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mats Borjesson Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden Center for Health and Performance, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sonja Swanevelder Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Esme Jordaan Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa Statistics and Population Studies Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles

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Schwellnus M, Sewry N, Borjesson M, et al
070 Metabolic/endocrine disease, older females, longer race distance, slower race pace and higher WBGT are independent risk factors associated with medical encounters in 21.1 km and 56 km runners: a SAFER study in 76654 starters
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021;55:A29.

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  • First published November 23, 2021.
Online issue publication 
February 15, 2022

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