Contraindications to athletic participation: Spinal, systemic, dermatologic, paired-organ, and other issues

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 57-75

  Moeller, James L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b American College of Sports Medicine   (United States)

^c University Orthopaedics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; FITNESS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0029810950     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.1996.09.1354     Document Type: Review

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