Preventing infectious disease in sports

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 23-29

  Howe, Warren B ^a,b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0037320614     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2003.02.186     Document Type: Review

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