A need for reevaluation of sports participation recommendations for children with a solitary kidney

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 686-689

  Johnson, Blake ^a   Christensen, Clinton ^a   DiRusso, Stephen ^a   Choudhury, Muhammad ^a   Franco, Israel ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Pediatric Urology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Athletic injuries; Child; Kidney; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CHILD; CYCLING; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; SKIING; SOLITARY KIDNEY; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 22144496085     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000164719.91332.42     Document Type: Article

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