Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51 , January 2008

The descriptive epidemiology of sports/leisure-related heat illness hospitalisations in New South Wales, Australia

  • Caroline F. Finch

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Australia
    • University of New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Soufiane Boufous

      Affiliations

    • University of New South Wales, Australia

Received 15 April 2007 ,Revised 14 August 2007 ,Accepted 14 August 2007.

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PII: S1440-2440(07)00195-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.08.008

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51 , January 2008

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