Chronic prescription medication use in endurance runners: a cross-sectional study in 76,654 race entrants

Chronic prescription medication use in endurance runners: a cross-sectional study in 76,654 race entrants – SAFER XV

Published:2021-03-02 Issue: Volume: Page:1-10
ISSN:0091-3847
Container-title:The Physician and Sportsmedicine
language:en
Short-container-title:The Physician and Sportsmedicine

Author:

Jooste Marcel¹^ORCID,Schwellnus Martin²³⁴^ORCID,Sewry Nicola²^ORCID,Janse Van Rensburg Dina C (Christa)¹^ORCID,Ramagole Dimakatso A.¹^ORCID,Swanevelder Sonja⁵^ORCID,Jordaan Esme⁵⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Section Sports Medicine & Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

2. Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

3. SEMLI, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

4. Emeritus Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

5. Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa

6. Statistics and Population Studies Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa

Funder

International Olympic Committee

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Subject

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00913847.2021.1885965

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