(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020) Derman, Wayne Elton; Runciman, Phoebe; Jordaan, Esmé R
Given the increase in health surveillance research
in the sporting arena, the International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) seeks to preserve the health of the
para athlete in several ways including high-quality
epidemiological research on injury and illness in the
Paralympic Games.1–5 Web-based studies began at
the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games1
and
have continued at the Rio 20165
Summer Games
and at Paralympic Winter Games at the Sochi 20144
and Pyeongchang 2018 Games