Elite athletes: Is survival shortened in boxers?

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 697-702

  Bianco, Massimiliano ^a   Fabbricatore, C ^a   Sanna, N ^a   Fabiano, C ^a   Palmieri, V ^a   Zeppilli, P ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Contact; Dementia pugilistica; Exercise; Fight; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BOXING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; TRAINING;

BOXING; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; SPORTS;

EID: 34548148729     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964863     Document Type: Article

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