Preparticipation physical evaluation: Getting to the heart of the matter

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Cantwell, John D ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness of screening; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Nontraumatic sports deaths; Preparticipation physical evaluation; Valsalva's maneuver

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0031694041     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199810001-00001     Document Type: Review

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