Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 40-47 , January 2008

Heat-related injuries resulting in hospitalisation in Australian sport

  • Timothy Robert Driscoll

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Raymond Cripps

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Injury Studies, Flinders University, Australia
    • ,
  • John R. Brotherhood

      Affiliations

    • School of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of Sydney, Australia

Received 26 October 2006 ,Revised 13 April 2007 ,Accepted 13 April 2007.

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PII: S1440-2440(07)00072-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.04.003

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 40-47 , January 2008

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