Preparticipation screening of high school athletes: Are recommendations enough?

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 35-38

  Koester, Michael C ^a,c   Amundson, Chris L ^b  

^a Hermiston High School   (United States)

^b PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART DEATH; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STUDENT; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141955204     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2003.08.460     Document Type: Article

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