Team physician`s corner: Environmental issues for team physicians

As outdoor sports continue to gain popularity, understanding the environmental factors that may influence athletes is becoming a more important aspect of medical care for team physicians. Temperature, ultraviolet light, lightning, and altitude are some of the most common elements that cause illness. Understanding how to prevent, diagnose, and promptly treat conditions caused by environmental factors is essential to optimizing athletic performance in outdoor sports and avoiding morbidity.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences
Published in:The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546508325922
Volume:36
Issue:11
Pages:2226-2237
Document types:article
Level:intermediate