Background Mountain biking (MTB) is an increasingly popular sport with high injury rates. Previous research has focused on inherent risk factors that may influence rate of injury such as age and gender. Risk homeostasis and risk-taking behavior have been previously studied in other extreme sports, but the effect of injury on risk-taking behavior in MTB …

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Abstract Objective: Establishment of a postgraduate program focusing on emergency medicine research to address the shortage of skilled researchers and advance clinical research in emergency medicine. Background and Rationale: Emergency medicine faces shortage of experienced researchers.1,2 Clinical experts may lack research methodology proficiency, while methodologically skilled individuals lack clinical insight. This highlights the need for …

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